Logan Kistler, a researcher from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, spoke about the amazing journey of one unassuming little genus: Cucurbita. Cucurbits now encompass domestic ...

By J.J. Barrett Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. This week I am discussing growing squash, in particular heirloom ...

Members of the taxonomic genus Cucurbita, the half dozen or so original species have been hybridized and selected over the last 10,000 or so years to yield an impressive diversity of varieties.

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, squash, (genus Cucurbita), is a genus of flowering plants in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), many of which are widely cultivated as vegetables and for ...

But they all belong to one genus – Cucurbita – and fall broadly into only six main species or subspecies.… ...

If you're planning to cook with pumpkins, it's always a good idea to double-check that you have the correct variety. Some pumpkins are not edible. Though there are over 150 types of pumpkins in the ...

Cucurbitaceae is the family of gourds, pumpkins, watermelons and cucumbers, explained Andres, and within that family is the genus Cucurbita, his expertise. All of the pumpkins we display on our ...

Most of the colorful gourds people use for autumn decoration belong to the genus Cucurbita. They are close relatives of pumpkin. Members of this genus produce yellow flowers that open during the ...

The genus Cucurbita (aka "squash") falls under this family, so technically your typical orange pumpkin would be considered a winter squash. Is a Pumpkin a Fruit or Vegetable?