Banana squash
Banana squash is an edible squash, or gourd, in the Cucurbita family.[1] developed from the butternut squash, a type of winter squash. Its name was given for its elongated shape and yellow colour.
Like the butternut squash, it has a potato-like texture and seeds in the middle. It is classified as a fruit because it has seeds. Its mild flesh can be either sweet or savoury.
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Sliced banana squash
Banana Squash Media
Cucurbita maxima subsp. andreana fruits (top), plant in the middle of the season (middle) and fruits left at the end of the season (bottom). The opaque ones are fruits left on earlier seasons from a different plant on the same place.
Different fruit types of C. maxima subsp. andreana from Argentina
A Pink Banana squash, cut, with seeds removed, with a U.S. quarter for size comparison
A Buttercup squash (species Cucurbita maxima, a variety of winter squash), flower end facing up (stem end facing down). Buttercup squash purchased in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio,
A cut open blue hubbard squash
A Golden Hubbard squash (species Cucurbita maxima, a large variety of winter squash). Golden Hubbard squash purchased in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio,
Typical "Zapallito" summer squash fruit
A vining cultivar growing up to a roof
