Buffalo gourd
Buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima), also known as the buffalo gourd, calabazilla, chilicote, coyote gourd, fetid gourd, fetid wild pumpkin, Missouri gourd, prairie gourd, stinking gourd, wild gourd, and wild pumpkin is a small plant in the Cucurbitaceae family, related to squash.
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| Species: | C. foetidissima
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Buffalo Gourd Media
Cucurbita foetidissima in Aurora, Colorado
Staminate (male) flower, Pomona, California
Immature buffalo gourd, close up photo, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Interior view, Newport Beach Back Bay, California