Wild Stinking Gourd - Cucurbita foetidissima

The fruit of Stinking Gourd can be cooked like a squash when very young. It becomes quite bitter as it matures. Spreading perennial to 25' with yellow flowers June through August. Commonly found in chaparral and coastal sage scrub in southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. Odor comes from the foliage of Cucurbita foetidissima. Drought tolerant and takes full sun.

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