![Ferris Jabr on Twitter: "Cucurbita pepo is one of the oldest domesticated species. Over millennia, it has proved itself astoundingly versatile. Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage etc C. Ferris Jabr on Twitter: "Cucurbita pepo is one of the oldest domesticated species. Over millennia, it has proved itself astoundingly versatile. Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage etc C.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsdtucXVYAAUUn5.jpg)
Ferris Jabr on Twitter: "Cucurbita pepo is one of the oldest domesticated species. Over millennia, it has proved itself astoundingly versatile. Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage etc C.
![Different morphotypes of C. pepo. From left to right top row subsp.... | Download Scientific Diagram Different morphotypes of C. pepo. From left to right top row subsp.... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344539833/figure/fig1/AS:944287248297985@1602147032167/Different-morphotypes-of-C-pepo-From-left-to-right-top-row-subsp-ovifera-Acorn.jpg)
Different morphotypes of C. pepo. From left to right top row subsp.... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Cucurbita pepo (Acorn Squash, Courgette, Ornamental Gourd, Patty Pan Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Squash, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox Cucurbita pepo (Acorn Squash, Courgette, Ornamental Gourd, Patty Pan Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Squash, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Cucurbita_pepo-zuchi_9sTm5NcTe4Qe.jpg)
Cucurbita pepo (Acorn Squash, Courgette, Ornamental Gourd, Patty Pan Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Squash, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
![Tracing back the origin of pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo L.) in Mexico | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Tracing back the origin of pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo L.) in Mexico | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/cms/asset/b7d8f913-eaf3-4946-8667-ab2562b18497/rspb20191440f01.jpg)
Tracing back the origin of pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo L.) in Mexico | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Cucurbita pepo (Acorn Squash, Courgette, Ornamental Gourd, Patty Pan Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Squash, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
![Straightneck Squash (Cucurbita pepo var. recticollis) in Augusta Manchester Lewiston Waterville Maine ME at Longfellow's Greenhouses Straightneck Squash (Cucurbita pepo var. recticollis) in Augusta Manchester Lewiston Waterville Maine ME at Longfellow's Greenhouses](http://plants.longfellowsgreenhouses.com/Content/Images/Photos/G774-08.jpg)
Straightneck Squash (Cucurbita pepo var. recticollis) in Augusta Manchester Lewiston Waterville Maine ME at Longfellow's Greenhouses
![Cucurbita pepo (Acorn Squash, Courgette, Ornamental Gourd, Patty Pan Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Squash, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox Cucurbita pepo (Acorn Squash, Courgette, Ornamental Gourd, Patty Pan Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Squash, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Cucurbita_pepo_Dyogi_2N5hFTuK5p7N.jpeg)