Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita

Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 123 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & Central U.S.A. to Central Mexico. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Florida, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Keighery, B.J. [s.n.] Australia K004347207 Yes
Lambert, C. [s.n.] United States K004347217 Yes
Abrams, L. [2508] United States K004347231 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [805] United States K004347232 Yes
Andres, T.C.; Wyland, J.J. [4] Mexico K004347259 Yes
Abrams, L. [2508] United States K004347230 Yes
Schaffner, J.G. [765] Mexico K004347225 Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States K004347228 Yes
Palmer, E. [248] Mexico K004347263 Yes
Lambert, C. [s.n.] United States K004347242 Yes
Ward, L.F. [s.n.] United States K004347223 Yes
Lobb, W. [519] United States K004347240 Yes
Spencer, M. [39] United States K004347218 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K004007497 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1665] United States K004347224 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K004347227 Yes
Lindheimer [399] United States K004347221 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [399] K004347236 Yes
Lindheimer [399] K004347241 Yes
Drummond [89] United States K004347235 Yes
[Nullaer] [s.n.] K004347238 Yes
s.coll. [593] Mexico K004347222 Yes
Crosswhite, F.S. [846] United States K004347216 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K004347220 Yes
Palmer, E. [107] United States K004347239 Yes
Heller, A. [s.n.] United States K004347215 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [399] K004347237 Yes
Lindheimer [818] United States K004347233 Yes
Drummomd [s.n.] United States K004347219 Yes
Bush, B.F. [336] United States K004347229 Yes
Diggs, G.; Nee, M. [3132] Mexico K004347262 Yes
Lyle Wynd, F.; Mueller, C.H. [236] Mexico K004347264 Yes
Lindheimer [819] United States K004347234 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0