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Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
winter squash
Symbol: CUMA3
Group: Dicot
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for CUMA3
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Plant Distribution by State

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

CUMA3

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ME MA MI
VT WI*
* Offsite source.
Arkansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
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Maine distribution information Massachusetts distribution information Vermont distribution information Michigan distribution information Wisconsin distribution information linked offsite at University of Wisconsin Madison
Related Taxa:
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

View 33 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 9 species in Cucurbita

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Classification:
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Violales –
                         Family Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
                            Genus Cucurbita L. – gourd
                               Species Cucurbita maxima Duchesne – winter squash

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Introduced Information:
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22369.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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