Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita pepo L.

Field Pumpkin

Rappahannock - Food, Snack Food

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30

View all documented uses for Cucurbita pepo L.

---

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: Rappahannock
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Snack Food
Notes: Seeds eaten as 'tid-bits.'

RECRD: 46711 id: 11738

---