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Cucurbita foetidissima
Buffalo Gourd
Item #: 3161
Category: Conservancy Seeds
Habit: Perennial
Bloom: May - September
Height: Vine
Planting Rates: 20 sq. ft.
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
| Sand |
Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
| X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Dry Medium |
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Description
This large spreading perennial vine is a close relative of many cultivated gourd crops. The ripe fruit forms a small gourd, which was reportedly boiled and eaten by various Indian tribes. Photo (bottom left) Bill holding an amazingly large tuberous root.
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