Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita argyrosperma C.Huber

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucurbita

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Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita argyrosperma) — FlowerPhoto: nasua, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Catalan: Pipián
Chinese: 墨西哥南瓜
Spanish: Ayote

Synonyms

Cucurbita argyrosperma subsp. sororia (L.H.Bailey) Merrick & D.M.Bates
Cucurbita argyrosperma var. callicarpa Merrick & D.M.Bates
Cucurbita argyrosperma var. palmeri (L.H.Bailey) Merrick & D.M.Bates
Cucurbita argyrosperma var. stenosperma (Pangalo) Merrick & D.M.Bates
Cucurbita cyanoperizona (Pangalo) Bukasov
Cucurbita kellyana L.H.Bailey
Cucurbita mixta Pangalo
Cucurbita mixta var. cyanoperizona Pangalo
Cucurbita mixta var. stenosperma Pangalo
Cucurbita moschata var. argyrosperma (C.Huber) Naudin
Cucurbita palmeri L.H.Bailey
Cucurbita pepo var. sororia (L.H.Bailey) Filov
Cucurbita sororia L.H.Bailey
Cucurbita stenosperma (Pangalo) Bukasov

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: nasua, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: nasua, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lyrae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: RoRo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: RoRo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: RoRo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:RoRo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: User:RoRo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.