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The common pumpkin is genus Cucurbita.

Most are Cucurbita pepo or Cucurbita mixta. The giant pumpkin is Cucurbita maxima. Some are cultivars of Cucurbita moschata (butternut squash).

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What is pumpkin Binomial name- genus or species?

The binomial name for a pumpkin is Cucurbita pepo. Cucurbita is the genus, and pepo is the species.


What is the family name of the pumpkin?

The genus is Cucurbita in the family Cucurbitaceae(squash and gourds).


What is the scientific name for the pumpkin plant?

Pumpkins are squashes in the genus Cucurbita, the familiar orange variety is Cucurbita pepo.The largest pumpkin, the Atlantic Giant, is Cucurbita maxima.


What family does pumpkin belong to?

the Pumpkin is a squash, also related to gourds, in the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . See attached Wikipedia article.the pumpkin gets confused whether it a fruit or veg but like the cucumber and tomato it is a fruit


What do a cucumber and a pumpkin have in common?

They are the same Family but a different Genus. Pumkins are Cucurbita Pepo. Water melon is Citrullis vulgaris.


Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables?

A pumpkin is a fruit. It seems like a vegetable, but the family Cucurbitaceae, and the genus Cucurbita includes gourds, squash and pumpkins.


What is the scientific name of pumpkins?

this is what I found: Cucurbita maxima


What fruit is most likely related to the pumpkin?

Any hard squash. See related questions/answers.


What family does the pumpkin belong to?

the Pumpkin is a squash, also related to gourds, in the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . See attached Wikipedia article.the pumpkin gets confused whether it a fruit or veg but like the cucumber and tomato it is a fruit


What is the armadillo's genus name?

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When was the first pumpkin made or created?

Pumpkins are a cultivar of a squash of the genus Cucurbita (winter squash) which naturally diversified into several variants. It was grown by ancient people such as the Zuni for several thousands of years.


Is pumpkin potato?

pumpkin is a pumpkin .... potato is a potato!!