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Accession Data:

Cucurbita foetidissima HBK.

  • Common Name: Buffalo Gourd, Chilicote
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: southwestern US & Mexico
  • Habitat: arid scrub & grasslands

  • USDA Zone: 10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200500053
  • Source: Matt Opel - seed
  • Provenance: Seed from ca. 10km west of Belen, New Mexico
    M. R. Opel no. 238
  • Accession Date: 07-28-2005
  • Bench: 2101 - MED:Mediterranean A
    • Currently: dormant
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-10-2018

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosids I
  • Order: Cucurbitales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • SubFamily: Cucurbitoideae
  • Tribe: Cucurbiteae
  • SubTribe:

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data regenerated on Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:10:23 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
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