Acorn squashes

found: PLANTS database, viewed April 4, 2024(Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera; Taxonomic rank: Variety; Common name: Field pumpkin; Kingdom: Plantae; Division: Magnoliophyta; Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Violales; Family: Cucurbitaceae; Genus: Cucurbita; Species: Curbita pepo)

found: Nature online: Whole-genome resequencing of Cucurbita pepo morphotypes to discover genomic variants associated with morphology and horticulturally valuable traits, viewed April 4, 2024(Cucurbita pepo contains two cultivated subspecies, each of which encompasses four fruit-shape morphotypes (cultivar groups). The Pumpkin, Vegetable Marrow, Cocozelle, and Zucchini Groups are of subsp. pepo and the Acorn, Crookneck, Scallop, and Straightneck Groups are of subsp. ovifera. Recently, a de novo assembly of the C. pepo subsp. pepo Zucchini genome was published, providing insights into its evolution)

found: Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home and garden center, viewed April 24, 2024(Winter squash and pumpkins are closely related. The commonly grown types of winter squash are buttercup (Cucurbita maxima), butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) and (Cucurbita pepo). The jack-o-lantern and acorn squash types of pumpkin are Cucurbita pepo, and giant pumpkins such as 'Big Max' are Cucurbita maxima)