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Cucurbita foetidissima

Species category

Weed

Common name

Missouri gourd, calabazilla, wild gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, buffalogourd pumpkin, foetid gourd

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 9–10 mm
  • Width 5.5–6 mm
  • Thickness 1–1.5 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Smooth and dull

Other structures

Groove near the margin on the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
 half of the seed

Identification notes

Seeds often have fragments of fruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
 tissue dried on the surface.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Valid name

Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth

Synonyms

Pepo foetidissima (Kunth) Britton

Cucurbita foetidissima. Seeds that often have fragments of the fruit tissue dried on the surface.
Cucurbita foetidissima. Seeds that often have fragments of the fruit tissue dried on the surface.