It's time to look beyond simply the butternut squash and uncover the wide world of winter squashes. We spoke to experts about ...

The scientific name for pumpkin is Cucurbita pepo. Learn its botanical name, family name (Cucurbitaceae family), and facts about cucurbits.

1. The nomenclature of Cucurbita mixta is reviewed, and a botanical description of the species based on the study of a number of varieties is given. 2. The varieties of the species are separated into ...

Research into Cucurbita species has revealed significant genetic diversity that underpins a wide range of morphological traits. This diversity, shaped by thousands of years of domestication and ...

Recently I attended "Old Stories and New Discoveries," a conference put on by the Aucilla Research Institute about the archaeological findings in North Florida. One presentation in particular piqued ...

Pumpkins comes in so many delightful shapes, sizes, and colors, but if you're looking for a variety to grow year after year, ...

A fragmentary specimen of Cucurbita sp. has been recovered from an early context at the Sharrow site in central Maine. Directly dated to the mid-Holocene epoch on the basis of an accelerator mass ...

Pumpkins are the star member of the cucurbit family in October, but they are just one of the winter squash varieties available now, and many others are as tasty as they are attractive. The cucurbit ...

Sunnyfields Farm in Southampton paid homage to Ozzy Osbourne the late Black Sabbath singer by arranging hundreds of their ...

It took thousands of years, but the pumpkin went from one squash among many to American icon. Ludwig Eibl/Wikimedia Commons With its spice-infused creamy, orange filling and crisp crust, there’s ...