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Cucurbita californica
Also called Coyote Gourd, Finger Leaved Gourd
Coyote melon is a wild, trailing squash-family vine native to dry parts of southwestern North America, grown mainly for its ornamental lobed leaves and as a drought-tolerant groundcover. It thrives with full sun, very little water once established, and well-drained soil.
Cucurbita californica is a species of flowering plant in the squash family.
The species was first identified by Sereno Watson in 1876. There is disagreement about whether this is a separate species from Cucurbita palmata. In 1883 botanist C. C. Parry reported it was distinguishable from C. palmata by its smaller fruit and foliage, and fruit that is a dull green with thin ridges. It is similar to Cucurbita cordata, Cucurbita cylindrata, Cucurbita digitata, and Cucurbita palmata and all these species hybridize readily.
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