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Cucurbita radicans
About
Cucurbita radicans, commonly known in Mexico as calabacilla or calabaza de coyote , is a species of gourd found growing wild, but also cultivated, in southern Mexico. The type specimen was collected growing in rocks below a mountain near Guadalupe in the vicinity of Mexico City ; other specimens were also ubiquitous in the area; in corn fields and gardens, either being cultivated, or as invaders. It is a close relative of Cucurbita pedatifolia.
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cucurbita radicans
- Slug
- cucurbita-radicans
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Species
- radicans
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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