Pumpkin
A pumpkin is a type of a squash which is a fruit. They are usually orange, but they can also be purple, red, blue, or white. Pumpkins are usually shaped like spheres or stretched-out spheres.
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| Genus: | Cucurbita spp. |
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Pumpkins are native to North America (parts of present-day northeastern Mexico and the southern United States).
People can eat pumpkins. Often, people make pumpkins into pies or soups. People can eat and cook pumpkin seeds. People also use pumpkins for decoration, for example, when people make jack-o-lanterns at Halloween.
It also has a few noted uses in folk medicine. It has been traditionally used by some Native American groups for treating intestinal problems. However, these uses may not be reliable as some people are affected by kidney stones
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Wikispecies has information on: Cucurbita. |
Pumpkin Media
A pile of pumpkins at the French Market in New Orleans, Louisiana
A variety of pumpkin cultivars. The central and rightmost orange fruits are Cucurbita pepo, all others are Cucurbita maxima
Field of pumpkins at harvest time.
Cross section of a Cucurbita maxima pumpkin
A pumpkin patch in Winchester, Oregon
Pumpkin pie is a popular way of preparing pumpkin
Roasted pumpkin
A pumpkin flower, one of the edible parts of the plant
A pumpkin carved into a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween
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