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Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in the tropical Americas [2] which is cultivated for edible flesh, flowers, greens, and seeds. [3] It includes cultivars known in English as squash or pumpkin .
Butternut squash (a variety of Cucurbita moschata), known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, [1] 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 orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end.
Cucurmosin is a ribosome inactivating protein found in the flesh and seed of Cucurbita, [106] [107] notably Cucurbita moschata. Cucurbitacin is a plant steroid present in wild Cucurbita and in each member of the family Cucurbitaceae. Poisonous to mammals, [79] it is found in quantities sufficient to discourage herbivores.
Crookneck squash, also known as yellow squash, is a cultivar of Cucurbita pepo, [3] the species that also includes some pumpkins and most other summer squashes.The plants are bushy [3] and do not spread like the plants of winter squash and pumpkin. [4]
While nearly all summer squash are cultivars of Cucurbita pepo, [1] tromboncino is a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata. [1] [2] The vining growth habit [1] [3] is similar to many winter squashes, but unlike most other summer squash. [1]
An assortment of winter squashes. Winter squash is an annual fruit representing several squash species within the genus Cucurbita.Late-growing, less symmetrical, odd-shaped, rough or warty varieties, small to medium in size, but with long-keeping qualities and hard rinds, are usually called winter squash. [1]
The honeynut squash is a pureline cultivar derived from a cross between the butternut (Cucurbita moschata) and buttercup squashes. [4] [5] The squash has the butternut's traditional bell shape but is smaller, darker-fleshed and skinned, and has a smooth, thin, edible skin. [6]
Most summer squashes are varieties of Cucurbita pepo, [4] though some are C. moschata. Most summer squash have a bushy growth habit, unlike the rambling vines of many winter squashes. [4] The term "summer squash" refers to the early harvest period and short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of winter squashes. [5]