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All species of squashes and pumpkins are native to the Western Hemisphere, and the ancestral members of the genus Cucurbita were present in the Americas before humans. [3] Squash are important food plants of the original people of the region, ranking next to maize and beans in many precolonial American economies. [3]
Northwest Georgia Critically Endangered: Oleaceae: Cartrema americana (L.) Gray [1]: 243–244 Devilwood: Coastal Plain: G5 - Secure: Bignoniaceae: Catalpa bignonioides Walter [1]: 245–246 Southern Catalpa, Indian-bean: Native to southwest Georgia, now found state-wide G4 - Apparently Secure: Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis L. [1]: 246 ...
North Georgia G5 - secure: Dryopteridaceae: Polystichum acrostichoides [1]: 15 Christmas fern: Common state-wide except the pine flatwoods of southeast Georgia G5 - secure: Dryopteridaceae: Physematium obtusum [1]: 15 Common Woodsia, Blunt-lobed woodsia, Cliff fern: State-wide, especially northern Georgia G5 - secure: Lygodiaceae
Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, are edible and nutrient-rich. They are about 1.5 cm (0.5 in) long, flat, asymmetrically oval, light green in color and usually covered by a white husk, although some pumpkin varieties produce seeds without them. Pumpkin seeds are a popular snack that can be found hulled or semi-hulled at grocery stores.
This category contains the native flora of Georgia (U.S. state) as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.
The pumpkin tree grows to about 8 m in height. It has pale, corky bark and soft, brittle wood. The ovate to broadly elliptic leaves are 70–200 mm long and 45–100 mm wide; they have glossy upper surfaces and are pale and sparsely haired beneath. [2] The flowers are large and orange with small red dots, appearing over summer from October to ...
Plant pumpkin seeds up to 1" deep in soil, with the pointed end facing downwards. Up to three seeds can be planted together, but make sure you have about 5 feet between clusters. Create a small ...
The state of Georgia has approximately 250 tree species and 58 protected plants. Georgia's native trees include red cedar, a variety of pines, oaks, maples, palms, sweetgum, scaly-bark and white hickories, as well as many others. Yellow jasmine, flowering quince, and mountain laurel make up just a few of the flowering shrubs in the state. [1]