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  2. Squash blossom - Wikipedia

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    Squash blossoms are highly perishable, and as such are rarely stocked in supermarkets. [2] Male and female squash blossoms can be used interchangeably, but picking only male flowers (leaving some for pollination) [3] allows the plant to also produce some fruit (squash).

  3. Cucurbita - Wikipedia

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    The yellow or orange flowers on a Cucurbita plant are of two types: female and male. The female flowers produce the fruit and the male flowers produce pollen. Many North and Central American species are visited by specialist bee pollinators, but other insects with more general feeding habits, such as honey bees, also visit.

  4. Zucchini - Wikipedia

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    The male flower is borne on the end of a stalk and is longer-lived. While easy to grow, zucchini, like all squash, requires plentiful bees for pollination. In areas of pollinator decline or high pesticide use, such as mosquito-spray districts, gardeners often experience fruit abortion, where the fruit begins to grow, then dries or rots. This is ...

  5. Cucurbita foetidissima - Wikipedia

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    Cucurbita foetidissima is a tuberous xerophytic plant found in the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [3] It has numerous common names, but is most commonly called the buffalo gourd in English.

  6. Spaghetti squash - Wikipedia

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    Spaghetti squash (left) illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804) Spaghetti squash is relatively easy to grow, thriving in gardens or pots. [7] The plants are monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same plant. [citation needed] Male flowers have long, thin stems that extend upwards from the vine ...

  7. Pumpkin - Wikipedia

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    Pumpkins produce both a male and female flower, with fertilization usually performed by bees. [22] In America, pumpkins have historically been pollinated by the native squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, but that bee has declined, probably partly due to pesticide (imidacloprid) sensitivity. [23]

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  9. Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia

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    The Cucurbitaceae (/ k j uː ˌ k ɜːr b ɪ ˈ t eɪ s iː ˌ iː /), [2] also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species [3] in 101 genera. [4] Those of most agricultural, commercial or nutritional value to humans include: [citation needed] Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini (courgette), some ...

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