Cucurbita lagenaria Linnaeus; Lagenaria leucantha Rusby; L. vulgaris Seringe

Stems 1–5 m, rooting at nodes. Leaves: petiole 3–10(–16) cm; blade 3–25(–40) × 4–25(–40) cm, lobes obscure, rounded, apex apiculate. Inflorescences: pistillate peduncles 6–10 cm. Flowers: petal apex apiculate, corolla cream to white with darker veins, pale yellow at base. Pepos 10–50 cm (to 200 cm in some cultivated forms), [exocarp woody]. Seeds slightly tapered, slightly 2-horned on shoulders, with 2 flat facial ridges, 12–22 mm. 2n = 22.

Flowering Aug–Oct. Gardens, trash heaps, fields, woods edges, railroad banks, roadsides, ditch banks, stream banks, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, abandoned plantings; 20–900 m; introduced; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ky., La., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.Y., N.C., Okla., Pa., S.C., Tex., Va.; Asia; Africa; introduced also in West Indies, South America, Europe, Australia.