Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita pepo L.

Field Pumpkin

Meskwaki - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257

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Scientific name: Cucurbita pepo L.
USDA symbol: CUPEP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Field Pumpkin
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Squash sliced into rings, sun dried, pressed and stored for winter use.

RECRD: 1241 id: 11724

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