Cucurbita pepo L.

0369S394
CUCURBITACEAE OF MISSISSIPPI
U.S.A.
Cucurbita pepo L.
“Texas gourd”-like
Mississippi, Warren County, SE of Eagle Lake anc
W of state Hwy 465, around 10 miles W of U.S.
Hwy 61.
32°27'N,91°25'W
alt. 27 m
A few meters uphill from swampy woods, at edge of woods along dirt road
with plowed field on other side. Green striped fruits hanging from dead
vines growing 6 m up into trees tangled with other vines including Campsis
radicans. Populations 1 & 2 enclosed (Five nearby populations collected
in all). Fruits uniformly obloid to transversely ellipsoid. Flesh non-bitter.
Photo taken.
T. C. Andres, J. D. Byrd, & R. G. Snyder 292.
Nov. 7,1994