Cucurbita foetidissima (Buffalo Gourd, Calabazilla, Stinking Gourd)

5/21/17 Off Hwy. 76 at Lake Henshaw, San Diego County, CA 

5/21/17 Off Hwy. 76 at Lake Henshaw, San Diego County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Buffalo Gourd, Calabazilla, Stinking Gourd

SPECIES: Cucurbita foetidissima

FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae (Gourd Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/21/17

LOCATION: Off Hwy. 76 at Lake Henshaw, San Diego County, CA 

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Herbage coarsely scabrous; tendril branched generally > 1 cm from base. 

Leaf: ill-smelling, 15--30 cm, generally triangular-ovate, angular, gray-green, base +- cordate or truncate, finely toothed or weakly lobed. 

Flower:corolla 9--12 cm, yellow. 

Fruit: generally 7--8 cm wide, +- spheric, green, mottled, with coarse, white stripes. 

Seed: 12--14 mm, white. 

Ecology: Sandy, gravelly places; 

Elevation: < 1300 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: GV, CW, SW, D; 

Distribution Outside California: to Nebraska, Missouri, Texas, Mexico. 

Flowering Time: Jun--Aug 

eFlora Treatment Author: John M. Miller & Robert L. Schlising