Butternut squash facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cucurbita moschata 'Butternut'
Ripe butternut squash
Species	Cucurbita moschata
Hybrid parentage	'Gooseneck squash' × 'Hubbard squash'
Breeder	Charles Leggett
Origin	1940s in Stow, Massachusetts, United States

Butternut squash cut lengthwise showing seeds

Butternut pumpkin (Australian term)

Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), sometimes known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end.