Cucurbitaceae

Coyote gourd

Cucurbita palmata S.Watson

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucurbita

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Coyote gourd (Cucurbita palmata) — FlowerPhoto: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: قرع نخيلي
Chinese: 掌葉南瓜
English: Coyote gourd
Japanese: コヨーテメロン
Persian: کدوی کالیفرنیا
Russian: Тыква дланевидная

Synonyms

Cucurbita californica Torr. ex S.Watson

Flowers

In flower: April to November (from 469 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Drepanostoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.