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2. Peponapis pruinosa - Wikipedia

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   Peponapis pruinosa is a species of solitary bee in the tribe Eucerini, the long-horned bees.Its common name is the eastern cucurbit bee.It may be called the squash bee, but this name can also apply to other species in its genus, as well as the other squash bee genus, Xenoglossa. [1]

3. 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).

4. 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]

5. Cucurbita - Wikipedia

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   Cucurbita female flower with pollinating squash bees. All species of Cucurbita have 20 pairs of chromosomes. [15] Many North and Central American species are visited by specialist pollinators in the apid tribe Eucerini, especially the genera Peponapis and Xenoglossa, and these squash bees can be crucial to the flowers producing fruit after ...

6. Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia

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   The plants in this family are grown around the tropics and in temperate areas of the world, where those with edible fruits were among the earliest cultivated plants in both the Old and New Worlds. The family Cucurbitaceae ranks among the highest of plant families for number and percentage of species used as human food. [5]

7. Cucurbita foetidissima - Wikipedia

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   One hectare of plants can produce 2.5 tons of seed. [10] The plant forms a fleshy tap root that is used as a storage and overwintering structure. [12] The central tap root can weigh up to 72 kg (159 lb). A four-year-old root grown under cultivation can reach a fresh weight of 45 kg (99 lb) and a length of 2.5 m (8.2 ft). [5]