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Buffalo gourds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Cucurbita
Species:	C. foetidissima
Binomial name
*Cucurbita foetidissima*

Buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima), also known as the buffalo gourd, calabazilla, chilicote, coyote gourd, fetid gourd, fetid wild pumpkin, Missouri gourd, prairie gourd, stinking gourd, wild gourd, and wild pumpkin is a small plant in the Cucurbitaceae family, related to squash.

Images for kids

Cucurbita foetidissima flower, Aurora, Colorado
Another flower from the same plant, Aurora, Colorado
A third view of a flower in Aurora, Colorado
Staminate (male) flower, Pomona, California
Buffalo gourds in Puente Hills, California
Immature Fruit, Aurora, Colorado
Immature Fruit, Aurora, Colorado
Immature buffalo gourd, close up photo, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mature fruit, Austin, Texas
Mature fruit, Pomona, California
Interior view, Newport Beach Back Bay, California
Buffalo gourd in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cucurbita foetidissima in Aurora, Colorado
Leaves and Vine of Cucurbita foetidissima in Aurora, Colorado
Cucurbita foetidissima in Aurora, Colorado
Cucurbita foetidissima in Aurora, Colorado
Leaf of Cucurbita foetidissima in Aurora, Colorado
Cucurbita foetidissima in Gully Homestead, Aurora, Colorado

See also

In Spanish: Cucurbita foetidissima para niños

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