Common Name:
SUMMER SQUASH, ORNAMENTAL GOURD, PUMPKIN
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
*
Coefficient of Wetness:
5
Wetness Index:
UPL
Physiognomy:
Ad A-Vine
R. W. Smith
Occasional around refuse piles and near cultivated ground. First collected in 1912 in St. Clair Co.
Zucchini and acorn squashes are among the edible fruits of this species, of which other variants include bicolored and other diverse ornamental gourds. Cultivated pumpkins are mostly this species, but some are C. maxima and others are C. mixta Pang. and C. moschata Poir.
Locations
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Alpena County
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Lenawee County
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Ottawa County
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St. Clair County
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Tuscola County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. June 29, 2022. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=884.