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The fresh young gourd can be eaten like squash. The mature fruit is no longer edible, due to bitter compounds. Seeds may be eaten after being prepared by roasting or boiling. [18] The extractable oil content in whole seeds reaches from 24.3% [5] to 50%. [9] Linoleic acid, an essential polyunsaturated fatty acid, comprises 38% to 65% of the oil. [5]
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes.
Cucurbita (Latin for 'gourd') [2] [3] is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local ...
Tennessee: State fruit: Tomato: 2003 [104] Texas [notes 6] State dish: Chili: 1977 [105] State fruit: Texas red grapefruit: 1993 [105] State pepper: Jalapeño: 1995 [105] State native pepper: Chiltepin: 1997 [105] State vegetable: Sweet onion: 1997 [105] State health nut: Native pecan: 2001 [105] State snack: Tortilla chips and salsa: 2003 [105 ...
Cucurbita palmata. Cucurbita palmata is a species of flowering plant in the squash family known by the common names coyote melon and coyote gourd. [1] [2] It is similar to Cucurbita californica, Cucurbita cordata, Cucurbita cylindrata, and Cucurbita digitata and all these species hybridize readily. [3]
Tromboncino Squash. iStock. If Dr. Seuss were to create a summer squash, it would look something like this Italian heirloom variety. Distinctive for its long, curved neck, the other end is bulbous ...
Lakota squash is an American variety. Nanticoke squash was grown by the Nanticoke people of Delaware and Eastern Maryland. It is one of only a few surviving Native American winter squashes from the Eastern woodlands. [21] Turban squash, also known as "French turban", predates 1820 and is closely related to the buttercup squash. [22]
Cucurbita californica is a species of flowering plant in the squash family. [1]The species was first identified by Sereno Watson in 1876. [1] There is disagreement about whether this is a separate species from Cucurbita palmata.