Cucurbitaceae

Winter squash

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucurbita

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Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima) — FlowerPhoto: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (52)

Arabic: قرع كبير, قرع اسلامبولي, قرع حلو, قرع عسلي, قرع ملطي
arz: قرع كبير
Azerbaijani: İri balqabaq
bar: Riasenkyrbis
Belarusian: Гарбуз вялікі, Гарбуз
Bulgarian: Едроплодна тиква
Catalan: Carabassa, Carabasses, Carbassa
Chinese: 笋瓜, 筍瓜, 北瓜, 搅丝瓜, 桃南瓜, 红南瓜, 饭瓜, 栗子南瓜
chy: Mo'ôhtáemâhoo'o
Corsican: Zucca
Czech: Tykev velkoplodá, Tykev obrovská
dsb: Wjelicka banja
Dutch: Reuzenpompoen
English: Winter squash, Buttercup squash, Winter pumpkin
Esperanto: Gigantkukurbo, Kukurbo, Potirono
Estonian: Argentiina suvikõrvits
Finnish: Jättikurpitsa, Talvisquash
French: Potiron, Giraumon, Potimarron, Citrouille du Cap
Galician: Caiota, Cabaceira, Cabaceira confeiteira, Cabaza, Cabaza confeiteira, Calacú
German: Riesen-Kürbis, Riesenkürbis
Guarani: Kurapepẽ
guc: Wüirü
hsb: Hoberski banjowc
Hungarian: Óriástök
Italian: Zucca dolce, Zucca gialla
Japanese: セイヨウカボチャ, 西洋南瓜
Korean: 서양호박
Lithuanian: Didysis moliūgas
Macedonian: Џиновска тиква
Malagasy: Taboara
Malay: Labu besar
Malayalam: മത്തൻ
mwl: Bóbida menina
Norwegian Bokmål: Kjempegresskar, Kjempegraskar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kjempegresskar, Kjempegraskar
Occitan: Aubièca
pcd: Paturon
Persian: کدوی تنبل
Polish: Dynia olbrzymia
Portuguese: Abóbora-menina, Abóbora-gigante, Abóbora-grande, Cuieira
Quechua: Sapallu
Romanian: Cucurbăta, Dovleac, Dovleci
Russian: Тыква гигантская, Гигантская тыква
Slovak: Tekvica
Slovenian: Orjaška buča
Spanish: Calabaza, Ahuyama, Zapallo, Auyama, Bonitillo, C. maxima, Calabaza redonda, Pipa de coquillo
Swedish: Jättepumpa
Telugu: కర్బూజ, కరుబూజ, కరుబూజా, కర్బూజా, కుకుర్బిటా మాక్సిమా
Tongan: Hina
Turkish: Helvacı kabağı
Ukrainian: Гарбуз велетенський
Welsh: Pwmpen

Synonyms

Cucumis rapallito Carrière
Cucumis zapallito Carrière
Cucurbita farinae Mozz. ex Naudin
Cucurbita maxima subsp. maxima
Cucurbita maxima var. boliviana Zhit.
Cucurbita maxima var. chiloensis Zhit.
Cucurbita maxima var. triloba Millán
Cucurbita maxima var. turgida L.H.Bailey
Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito (Carrière) Millán
Cucurbita maxima var. zipinka Millán
Cucurbita pepo var. maxima (Duchesne) Delile
Cucurbita pileiformis M.Roem.
Cucurbita rapallito Carrière
Cucurbita sulcata Blanco
Cucurbita turbaniformis M.Roem.
Cucurbita turbaniformis var. chiloensis Zhit.
Cucurbita zapallito (Carrière) Millán
Pepo maximus Peterm.
Pileocalyx elegans Gasp.

Flowers

In flower: February to April, July to August (from 40 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicole Michel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Affitisciuto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrascu Lucian-Marius, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tommy Forrest, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steven Bodzin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.