Plants › gourd family
American pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
SquashCucurbita moschata
winter squashCucurbita maxima
pattypan squashCucurbita melopepo
fig-leafed gourdCucurbita ficifolia
MuskmelonCucumis melo
CucumberCucumis sativus
Buffalo GourdCucurbita foetidissima
cushaw pumpkinCucurbita argyrosperma
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,122 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,276 |
| New York | 277 |
| Texas | 274 |
| Pennsylvania | 243 |
| Canada | 221 |
| New Jersey | 205 |
| Ontario | 192 |
| Mexico | 182 |
| Virginia | 173 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | begonias, gourds, and allies · Cucurbitales |
| Family | gourd family · Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus | gourds · Cucurbita |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American pumpkin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.