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Cucurbitaceae

Field pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo L.

Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucurbita

Pets and kids

  • CatsSafe
  • DogsSafe
  • KidsSafe
Why

Cats: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Dogs: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Kids: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Field pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)
FlowerPhoto: Dave Behm, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Is Field pumpkin safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Field pumpkin safe for cats?

Our sources call Field pumpkin non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Is Field pumpkin safe for dogs?

Our sources call Field pumpkin non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Is Field pumpkin safe for kids?

Our sources call Field pumpkin non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (63)
aeb
قرع
Albanian
Kungulli
Arabic
قرع بلدي, اليقطين, قرع عسلي, الكوسا الإنجليزية, ميليبيبون
arz
نخاع
Azerbaijani
Adi balqabaq
ba
Ҡабаҡ
Belarusian
Гарбуз звычайны
Bosnian
Tikva
Bulgarian
Твърдокора тиква
Catalan
Carabassó, Carbassó, Zucchini
Chinese
美國南瓜, 美洲南瓜, 桃南瓜, 西葫芦, 西葫芦*, 观赏南瓜, 冬瓜
Corsican
Zucchetta
Croatian
Bundeva
csb
Zwëczajnô bania
cv
Ахаль кавăн, Кавăнкка
Czech
Tykev obecná
dsb
Zagrodna banja
Dutch
Sierpompoen
eml
Süchëin
English
Field pumpkin, Marrow
Esperanto
Kukurbeto, Pepono
Estonian
Harilik kõrvits
Finnish
Kurpitsa, Satokurpitsa, Kesäkurpitsa
frr
Kürbis
Galician
Cabaciña
Georgian
Მაგარკანიანი გოგრა, Ყაბაყი
German
Gartenkürbis, Zucchini
Hausa
Kabewa
Hebrew
דלעת הקישוא, דלעת השדה
hsb
Zahrodny banjowc
Hungarian
Termesztett tök
Irish
Mearóg
Italian
Zucchina, Zucchino
Japanese
ペポカボチャ, おもちゃカボチャ
Kazakh
Цуккини, Кәді
Korean
페포호박
Latvian
Parastais ķirbis
lbe
Къавахъ
Lithuanian
Paprastasis moliūgas
Macedonian
Обична тиква, Готварска тиква
Malay
Labu manis, Labu feringgi, Labu peringgi, Labu bulu
mwl
Bóbida, Bóbida cochineira
os
Хуымæтæджы нас, Дæргънас
Persian
کدو تخم پوست کاغذی
Polish
Dynia zwyczajna
Portuguese
Cabaceiro-amargoso, Abóbora-porqueira, Curgete, Abóbora
Romanian
Dovlecel
rsk
Бундава
Russian
Тыква обыкновенная, Кабачок
sc
Corcoriga
Serbian
Тиквица
Serbian (Latin)
Bundeva
Slovak
Tekvica obyčajná
Slovenian
Navadna buča, Vrtna buča, Bučka
Spanish
Calabacín, Calabacilla, Calabacin, Zapallo italiano
Swedish
Pumpa
Tatar
Гади кабак, Ташкабак
tyv
Кабачок
Ukrainian
Гарбуз звичайний, Кабачок
Uzbek
Kabachka
vep
Tikv
Welsh
Maro
wuu
美洲南瓜

Synonyms

  • Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M.Roem.
  • Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort.
  • Cucumis zapallo Steud.
  • Cucurbita aurantia Willd.
  • Cucurbita ceratoceras Haberle ex Mart.
  • Cucurbita clodiensis Nocca
  • Cucurbita courgero Ser.
  • Cucurbita elongata Bean ex Schrad.
  • Cucurbita esculenta Gray
  • Cucurbita fastuosa Salisb.
  • Cucurbita hybrida Bertol. ex Naudin
  • Cucurbita lignosa Mill.
  • Cucurbita mammeata Molina
  • Cucurbita mammosa J.F.Gmel.
  • Cucurbita marsupiiformis Haberle ex M.Roem.
  • Cucurbita oblonga Link
  • Cucurbita pepo subsp. gumala Teppner
  • Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo
  • Cucurbita pepo subvar. nigra Harz
  • Cucurbita pepo var. akoda Makino
  • Cucurbita pepo var. americana Zhit.
  • Cucurbita pepo var. bicolor Harz
  • Cucurbita pepo var. condensa L.H.Bailey
  • Cucurbita pepo var. elongata Harz
  • Cucurbita pepo var. fibropulposa Makino
  • Cucurbita pepo var. flogra Teppner
  • Cucurbita pepo var. georgica Teppner
  • Cucurbita pepo var. kintogwa Makino
  • Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa Harz
  • Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo (L.) Alef.
  • Cucurbita pepo var. praecox Harz
  • Cucurbita pepo var. toonas Makino
  • Cucurbita pepo var. torticollis Harz
  • Cucurbita pepo var. vulgaris Harz
  • Cucurbita polymorpha Duchesne
  • Cucurbita pomiformis M.Roem.
  • Cucurbita pyridaris Duchesne ex Poir.
  • Cucurbita pyxidaris DC.
  • Cucurbita succado Naeg. ex Naudin
  • Cucurbita succedo Arn.

and 10 more.

Flowers

In flower
July to October (from 157 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.