Buffalo Gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) | View Observations
Cucurbita foetidissima is a tuberous xerophytic plant found in the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has numerous common names, including: buffalo gourd, calabazilla, chilicote, coyote gourd, fetid gourd, fetid wild pumpkin, Missouri gourd, prairie gourd, stinking gourd, wild gourd, and wild pumpkin. The type specimen was collected from Mexico by Humboldt and Bonpland sometime b
Other Names: Calabazilla, Cua-Aua, Arishi, Missouri Gourd, Wild Pumkin, Chilacayotl
August EcoQuest 2021 - Amache Connections | View Observations
Out on the southeastern plains of Colorado, near the town of Granada, lies the remnants of the Amache – Granada War Relocation Center, a WWII Japanese internment camp. From 1942–1945, approximately 10,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast were detained at Amache, unaware when or if they woul...
Southern California Buffalo Gourd Observations | View Observations
To document the range of the buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) in Southern California
