This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties (

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Cucurbita ''Cucurbita'' (Latin for gourd) 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 ...

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gourd Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly ''Cucurbita'' and ''Lagenaria''. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without. One of the earli ...

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pumpkin A pumpkin is a vernacular term for mature winter squash of species and varieties in the genus ''Cucurbita'' that has culinary and cultural significance but no agreed upon botanical or scientific meaning. The term ''pumpkin'' is sometimes use ...

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zucchini The zucchini (; plural: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (; plural: courgettes) or baby marrow (''Cucurbita pepo'') is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are stil ...

s/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: * '' C. argyrosperma'' * '' C. ficifolia'' * '' C. maxima'' * '' C. moschata'' * '' C. pepo'' The entries below are predominantly based on the SysTax database. Not all have the 'accepted' status in the ITIS database.

''C. argyrosperma''

Cushaw squash ''Cucurbita argyrosperma'', also called the cushaw squash and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. This annual plant, annual herbaceous plant is cultivated in the Americas for its nutritional value ...

''C. ficifolia''

Fig-leaf squash ''Cucurbita ficifolia'' is a species of squash (plant), squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens (vegetable), greens. It has common names including Asian pumpkin, black seed squash, chilacayote, cidra, fig-leaf gourd, and Malabar go ...

''C. maxima''

* Amphora * Aurantiaca-Alba *

Atlantic Giant A giant pumpkin is an orange fruit of the squash '' Cucurbita maxima'', commonly weighing from to over .Karl, J. R. 2014. ''Cleaning the Giant Pumpkin'' History Growing giant pumpkins emerged out of the North American agricultural traditio ...

* Australian Butter * Big Moon * * Blue Banana * Buttercup squash * Crown Prince * Flat White Boer A * * * Giraumon Turban * Golden Delicious * Golias * Green Hubbard * * *

Hubbard squash ''Cucurbita maxima'', one of at least five species of cultivated squash, is one of the most diverse domesticated species. This species originated in South America from the wild subspecies ''Cucurbita maxima subsp. andreana'' over 4,000 years ago. ...

* Kiszombori *

Kabocha Kabocha (; from Japanese カボチャ, 南瓜) is a type of winter squash, a Japanese variety of the species ''Cucurbita maxima.'' It is also called kabocha squash or Japanese pumpkin in North America. In Japan, "''kabocha''" may refer to either ...

* Mammut * * * * * * Prizewinner * Queensland Blue *

Red kuri squash Red kuri squash (katakana: ウチキクリ) is a thin skinned orange colored winter squash, a cultivated variety of the species ''Cucurbita maxima''. It looks like a small pumpkin without the ridges. It belongs to the Hubbard squash group. Inside ...

(Hokkaido) * * Sweet meat * * * Trombone *

Turban squash Turban squash, also known as "Turk's turban" or "French turban" (''"Giraumon"'' in French), is a type of squash most often used as a winter squash. It is an heirloom, predating 1820. A cultivar of ''Cucurbita maxima'', it is closely related to th ...

* Valenciano * Veltruska * Viridi-Alba * * Yellow Hubbard

''C. moschata''

Cucurbita moschata Musquée de Provence -

Butternut squash Butternut squash (''Cucurbita moschata''), known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has tan-yellow skin and ...

Calabaza Calabaza is the generic name in the Spanish language for any type of winter squash. Within an English-language context it specifically refers to what is also known as the West Indian pumpkin, a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, t ...

* Dickinson pumpkin * Futsu black-rinded * Long Island cheese pumpkin * * * * Shishigatani * *

''C. pepo''

Acorn squash Acorn squash (''Cucurbita pepo'' var. turbinata), also called pepper squash or Des Moines squash, is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges on its exterior and sweet, yellow-orange flesh inside. Although considered a winter squash, a ...

* Ampullaris * Aurantia * Baby Boo * Big Max pumpkin * Black Zucchini * * Bunter Patisson * Caserta * Casertaosa * Casertara * Casertarmis * Citrullina * Cocozelle * *

Connecticut field pumpkin The Connecticut field pumpkin (''C. pepo)'' is a type of pumpkin. It is an heirloom variety, the "standard" and "classic" pumpkin, "one of the oldest pumpkins in existence". Widely used for autumn decorations, either whole or as jack-o'-lanterns ...

* * Custard White *

Delicata squash Delicata squash is a variety of winter squash with cream-coloured cylindrical fruits striped in green or orange that are cooked. As its name suggests, it has characteristically a delicate rind (or skin). It is also known as peanut squash, Bohem ...

* Early prolific Straightneck * Ex * Oblonga * Pyriformis *

Gem squash Gem squash (''Cucurbita pepo'' var. ''pepo'') is a variety of summer squash that may have been domesticated from two wild varieties; ''Cucurbita texana'' found in the southern and central United States and '' Cucurbita fraterna'' found in Mexico. T ...

* Gemini F1 * * Giromontina * Gold Rush F1 * Indian Summer Mix * Jack be Little * * * * * Lebanese * Maliformis * Mandarin * Comet * Reform * Patidou * Patisson *

Pattypan squash Pattypan squash (or 'patty pan') is a varietal group of summer squash (''Cucurbita pepo'') notable for its round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, somewhat resembling a flying saucer. The name "pattypan" derives from "a pan for baking a pat ...

* * Pyriformis * Pyxidaris * * Reticulata * Romanesco * * *

Spaghetti squash Spaghetti squash or vegetable spaghetti is a group of cultivars of ''Cucurbita pepo'' subsp. ''pepo''. They are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colours, including ivory, yellow and orange, with orange having the highest amount of c ...

* Styrian oil pumpkin * Tatuma (Tatume) (White Mexican squash) * Tschermak * Verrucosa * Verrucosissima * Verte d´Italia * Wendehals * White Custard * Winterhorn * Yellow summer squash *

Zucchini The zucchini (; plural: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (; plural: courgettes) or baby marrow (''Cucurbita pepo'') is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are stil ...

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