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Cucurbita palmata. 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]
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.
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.
A cup of cooked butternut squash contains just 82 calories, and offers about 6.5 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein, and essential nutrients like iron, potassium and magnesium.
Butternut squash seeds are packed with fiber, protein, and nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids, beta-carotene, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and magnesium. A bonus: When roasted (or toasted), they ...
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Many species have large, yellow or white flowers. The stems are hairy and pentangular. Tendrils are present at 90° to the leaf petioles at nodes. Leaves are exstipulate, alternate, simple palmately lobed or palmately compound.
Once cured, store the butternut squash in a cool, dark, and well-ventilated area. Ideal storage conditions are around 50 to 55 degrees, which will help them last for several months.