Cucurbita foetidissima Calflora

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Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth

Calabazilla, Missouri gourd, Mock orange

Cucurbita foetidissima is a perennial herb or vine that is native to California.


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Genus:	Cucurbita
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Shadscale Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Pepo foetidissima

Information about Cucurbita foetidissima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CUFO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: Cucurbita foetidissima was scientifically described and named by the botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1817. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).