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The Cucurbita pepo group includes other pumpkins, winter squash, summer squash, acorns, and ornamental gourds. [2] It is a fruit which is sensitive to frost. The pumpkin plant has unisexual flowers and vines and large leaves. [3] The Connecticut field pumpkin is similar to winter squash, which was grown by Native Americans in the pre-Columbian era.
This fall, learn about different types of pumpkins including heirloom varieties like Jarrahdale and Cinderella. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors!
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. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma; C. ficifolia
The pumpkin's thick shell contains edible seeds and pulp. Pumpkin pie is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in Canada and the United States and pumpkins are frequently used as autumnal seasonal decorations and carved as jack-o'-lanterns for decoration around Halloween.
Pumpkins, squashes, and gourds are all part of a botanical family of fruit known as the Cucurbitaceae family. It's a big family with over 900 species; that said, they do have some differences. For ...
Fun fact: “Every single part of a pumpkin is edible: the skin, leaves, flowers, pulp, seeds—even the stems,” says Dr. Shemek. Whether it’s a fruit or a vegetable, you can never go wrong by ...
[16] [17] A 1989 study on the origins and development of C. pepo suggested that the original wild specimen was a small round fruit and that the modern pumpkin is its direct descendant. This investigation proposed that the crookneck, ornamental gourd, and scallop are early variants, and that the acorn is a cross between the scallop and pumpkin. [8]
For the pumpkin: Ingredients: 1.2kg pumpkin or squash, cut into large wedges and deseeded. 1 tbsp dark brown sugar. 2 tsp ground cumin. 1 tsp ground turmeric. 1 tsp chilli flakes. ½ tsp ground ...