Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.

Crookneck Squash

Yuma - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 111

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Scientific name: Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.
USDA symbol: CUMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Crookneck Squash
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Yuma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Seed sun dried, parched, cracked and the meat eaten.

RECRD: 40272 id: 11693

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