Cucurbitaceae

Crookneck squash

Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucurbita

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Crookneck squash (Cucurbita moschata) — FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (48)

Arabic: قرع مسكي
arz: قرع مسكى
azb: عطیرلی بالقاباق
Azerbaijani: Ətirli balqabaq
Bangla: কুমড়া
Belarusian: Гарбуз мускатны
Bulgarian: Мускатна тиква
Burmese: ရွှေဖရုံပင်
Cantonese: 中國南瓜, 倭瓜, 南瓜, 日本南瓜, 番瓜, 金瓜
Catalan: Oli de Cucurbita moschata
Chinese: 中国南瓜, 中國南瓜, 倭瓜, 北瓜, 南爪叶, 南瓜, 南瓜子, 南瓜尖
dsb: Japańska banja
Dutch: Muskaatpompoen, Muskuspompoen, Flespompoen, Butternut
English: Crookneck squash, Butternut pumpkin, Butternut squash
Esperanto: Moska kukurbo
Finnish: Myskikurpitsa
French: Courge musquée, Giraumon, Sucrine, Courge muscade, Courge musquee
Georgian: Ჯავზის გოგრა
German: Moschus-Kürbis, Moschuskürbis, Muskat-Kürbis, Muskatkürbis
Guarani: Andai, Andaí
Haitian Creole: Jomou
Hebrew: דלורית
hsb: Japanski banjowc
Hungarian: Pézsmatök
Indonesian: Labu kuning
Italian: Zucca trombetta, Zucchina trombetta
Japanese: ニホンカボチャ
Korean: 동양계 호박, 호박
Latvian: Sviesta ķirbis
lzh: 東洋系南瓜
Macedonian: Мошусна тиква
mad: Labu
Malay: Labu merah, Labu ambu, Labu parang
mnc: ᠯᠠᠩᡤᡡ
Norwegian Bokmål: Moskusgresskar
Persian: کدوی رشتی
Polish: Dynia piżmowa
Portuguese: Abóbora-cheirosa
Quechua: Lakawiti
Russian: Тыква мускатная
shn: တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇပၵ်ႉ, တူၼ်ႈပၵ်ႉ, မၢၵ်ႇပၵ်ႉ
Spanish: Calabaza Moscada, Zapallito Coreano, Anco, Anquito, Auyama, Calabacín, Tamalayote, Coreanito
Sundanese: Waluh konéng, Waluh koneng
Swahili: Malenge
Swedish: Butternutpumpa, Myskpumpa
Tamil: கல்யாணப் பூசணி
Turkish: Bal kabağı
Ukrainian: Гарбуз мускатний

Synonyms

Cucurbita colombiana (Zhit.) Bukasov
Cucurbita hippopera Ser.
Cucurbita macrocarpa Gasp.
Cucurbita meloniformis Carrière
Cucurbita moschata f. yokohamana Makino
Cucurbita moschata var. claviformis Harz
Cucurbita moschata var. colombiana Zhit.
Cucurbita moschata var. depressa Harz
Cucurbita moschata var. magna Harz
Cucurbita moschata var. meloniformis (Carrière) L.H.Bailey
Cucurbita moschata var. mexicana Zhit.
Cucurbita pepo var. moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne
Gymnopetalum calyculatum Miq.
Pepo eximius Sageret
Pepo indicus Burm.
Pepo macrocarpus Poit.
Pepo moschata Britton

Flowers

In flower: April, July to October, December (from 83 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: RAP, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: osomex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patricia Zappia https://patoentusalsa.blogspot.com.ar/, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patricia Zappia http://patoentusalsa.blogspot.com.ar/, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ganjar Cahyadi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: RoRo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:RoRo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Miles Russell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.