Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth
Stinking Gourd, Buffalo Gourd, Missouri Gourd, Stink Gourd, Wild Gourd
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber Family)
USDA Symbol: CUFOUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Cucurbita foetidissima
Buffalo Gourd, Stinking Gourd
Cucurbitaceae
Location: West side of path between Wolfeton Way and West horse pens--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Some shade; average moisture; alkaline, alluvial soil. Common but scatterd among Poaceae.
Description: Coarse, rambling, perennial vine from large tough root. Leaves deltoid, gray-green, 20 x 25 cm; petiole 12 cm. Tendrils and long peduncled, large yellow/orange flowers single in the axils.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 22, 1987
Specimen number: 136
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0324
Accession Date: May 3, 1993
Accession Number: 26
Annotations: MSXXB