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  2. Cucurbita palmata - Wikipedia

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    Cucurbita palmata is a species of flowering plant in the squash family known by the common names coyote melon and coyote gourd. [1] [2] It is similar to Cucurbita californica, Cucurbita cordata, Cucurbita cylindrata, and Cucurbita digitata and all these species hybridize readily. [3] It was first identified by Sereno Watson in 1876. [1]

  3. Three Sisters (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    [4] [3] The cornstalk serves as a trellis for the beans to climb, the beans fix nitrogen in the soil, and their twining vines stabilize the maize in high winds, and the wide leaves of the squash plant shade the ground, keeping the soil moist and helping prevent the establishment of weeds.

  4. List of gourds and squashes - Wikipedia

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    This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location.

  5. What to know about growing summer squash: Gardening column

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    Tips, tricks on growing summer squash in your garden. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  6. Here's a Complete Guide to Different Types of Squash for ...

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    Cooking with squash is easy to do, especially in pastas, soups, and more. Look for these different types of winter and summer squash varieties.

  7. Gem squash - Wikipedia

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    It bears notable similarities to Tatume squash or Calabacita, a Cucurbita pepo variety widely grown in Mexico and parts of Texas with a similar vining or climbing and fruiting habit [3] The dark green spherical fruit, when fully ripe, is about the size of a tennis ball. The young fruit is often harvested before it is fully ripe when it has a ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Cucurbita - Wikipedia

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    [98] [99] The English word "squash" derives from askutasquash (a green thing eaten raw), a word from the Narragansett language, which was documented by Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, in his 1643 publication A Key Into the Language of America. [100] Similar words for squash exist in related languages of the Algonquian family. [57 ...