L48 (Ni), Pr (I), Can (W)PlantaeSpecies
Bitter Bottle Gourd
Cucurbita pepo
L.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Violales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber family
Genus
Cucurbita
Species
Cucurbita pepo
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Annual
Growth Habit
Vine, Forb/herb
EdibleYes
US Distribution
Found in 26 states
Present
Not Present
Territories
Puerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsGuamAmerican SamoaNorthern Mariana Islands
Distribution Details
Territories
Pr
Also Known As
Cucurbita pepo var. georgicaCucurbita pepo var. flograCucurbita pepo subsp. gumalaCucurbita pepo var. elongataCucurbita pyxidarisCucurbita ceratocerasPepo oblongusCitrullus variegatusCucurbita pepo var. vulgarisCucurbita clodiensisCucurbita fastuosaCucumis zapalloCucurbita esculentaCucurbita lignosaCucurbita hybridaCucurbita urnigeraCucurbita variegataCucumis pepoPepo citrullusCucurbita pepo subvar. nigraCucurbita pepo var. praecoxPepo vulgarisPepo potironPepo aurantiusCucurbita aurantiaCucurbita courgeroCucurbita mammosaCucurbita mammeataCucurbita polymorphaCucurbita succedoCucurbita pepo var. americanaCucurbita pomiformisCucurbita oblongaCucurbita pyridarisCucurbita tuberculosaPepo clypeiformisCucurbita pepo var. bicolorCucurbita elongataCucurbita venosaCucurbita succado
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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