PLANTS Profile for Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera (field pumpkin)

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PLANTS Profile

Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz
field pumpkin

Symbol:

CUPEO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

Annual

Vine
Forb/herb

L48

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Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, ME. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz

Synonyms:
Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz

CUOV	Cucurbita ovifera L.
CUPEC	Cucurbita pepo L. var. condensa L.H. Bailey
CUPEM	Cucurbita pepo L. var. melopepo (L.) Harz	field pumpkin

Distribution:
Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz


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USA (AR, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, TX, WV)

Related Taxa:
Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz

Classification:
Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Cucurbita L. – gourd
Species	Cucurbita pepo L. – field pumpkin
Variety	Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz – field pumpkin

More Accounts and Images:
Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527580.

Time Generated: 02/10/2010 12:55 AM MST