List of gourds and squashes

This page is about the genus Cucurbita; for other plants called gourd see Gourd, Lagenaria, Citrullus colocynthis

This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties (cultivars) of the plant genus Cucurbita L., commonly called gourds, squashes (or marrows), pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species:

• C. mixta Pang. (C. argyrosperma Hort.) (including cushaw squash)
• C. maxima Duchesne
• C. moschata Duchesne (including butternut squash)
• C. pepo L. (most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchinis/courgettes)

The entries below are predominantly based on the SysTax database. Not all have the 'accepted' status in the ITIS database.

Atlantic Giant, grown in Osaka-fu Japan

Buttercup squash

Butternut squash

Galician pumpkin

Green button (pattypan) squash

Kabocha (ebisu)

Pumpkins

Marina di Chioggia squash

Muscat

Red Hokkaido

Turban squash

Yellow zucchini

Cooked spaghetti squash

C. pepo var. styriaca

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima

This species includes hubbard squash, buttercup squash, some pumpkins including prize pumpkins, such as Big Max.

• Amphora (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Amphora')
• Aurantiaca-Alba (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) Alef. var. turbaniformis 'Aurantiaca-Alba')
• Atlantic Giant (C. maxima Duchesne 'Atlantic Giant'), a variety of the common pumpkin, bred to produce very large fruit.
• Australian Butter (C. maxima Duchesne 'Australian Butter')
• Big Max (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Big Max')
• Big Moon (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Big Moon')
• Bleu de Hongrie (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Bleu de Hongrie')
• Blue Banana (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. bananina Grebensc. 'Blue Banana')
• Ebisu (C. maxima Duchesne 'Ebisu')
• Buttercup squash (C. maxima)
• Flat White Boer A (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Flat White Boer A'), a very flattened, large, white pumpkin. One of the only white edible gourds.
• Galeux d'Eysines (C. maxima Duchesne 'Galeux d'Eysines')
• Gelber Zentner (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Gelber Zentner')
• Giraumon Turban (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) Alef. var. turbaniformis 'Giraumon Turban')
• Golden Delicious (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Golden Delicious')
• Golias (C. maxima Duchesne 'Golias')
• Green Hubbard (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Green Hubbard')
• Green Hubbard, Chicago Warted (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Green Hubbard, Chicago Warted')
• Grosser Gelber Zentner (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Grosser Gelber Zentner')
• Grosser Gruener (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Grosser Gruener')
• Hokkaido (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Hokkaido')
• Hubbard Squash (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Hubbard Squash')
• Kiszombori (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Kiszombori')
• Mammut (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Mammut')
• Marina di Chioggia (C. maxima Duchesne 'Marina di Chioggia')
• Marine de Chioggia (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Marine de Chioggia')
• Massimo di Chioggia (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Massimo di Chioggia')
• Muscat de Provence (C. maxima Duchesne 'Muscat de Provence')
• Orange Früchte (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) Alef. 'Orange Früchte')
• Peruaner Kürbis (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Peruaner Kürbis')
• Potimarron (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Potimarron')
• Queensland Blue (C. maxima Duchesne 'Queensland Blue')
• Red Hokkaido (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Red Hokkaido')
• Red Kuri (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Red Kuri')
• Roter Zentner (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Roter Zentner')
• Sweet Meat (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. maxima 'Sweet Meat')
• Tondo di Nizza (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Tondo di Nizza')
• Triambelkürbis / Triamble (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima 'Triambelkürbis / Triamble')
• Trombone (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. bananina Grebensc. 'Trombone')
• Turban squash (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) Alef. var. turbaniformis 'Turban-Kürbis')
• Valenciano (C. maxima Duchesne 'Valenciano')
• Veltruska (C. maxima Duchesne 'Veltruska')
• Viridi-Alba (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) Alef. var. turbaniformis 'Viridi-Alba')
• Wildsippe Argentinien (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. andreana (Naudin) Filov 'Wildsippe Argentinien')
• Yellow Hubbard (C. maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima cv. hubbardiana Grebensc. 'Yellow Hubbard')

C. moschata Duchesne

• Butternut (C. moschata Duchesne cv. moschata 'Butternut')
• Futsu Black Rinded (C. moschata Duchesne 'Futsu Black Rinded')
• Mantelsackkürbis (C. moschata Duchesne 'Mantelsackkürbis')
• Muscat de Provence (C. moschata Duchesne cv. moschata 'Muscat de Provence')
• Napolitaner Kürbis (C. moschata Duchesne 'Napolitaner Kürbis')
• Shishigatani (C. moschata Duchesne 'Shishigatani')
• Trombolino d'Albenga (C. moschata Duchesne 'Trombolino D' Albenga')
• Zuckerkürbis aus dem Berry (C. moschata Duchesne 'Zuckerkürbis aus dem Berry')

C. pepo L.

• Ampullaris (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Ampullaris')
• Aurantia (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Aurantia')
• Baby Boo (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. 'Baby Boo')
• Black Zuccini (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Black Zuccini')
• Blanche de Virginie (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Blanche de Virginie')
• Bunter Patisson (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. patissonia Greb. 'Bunter Patisson')
• Caserta (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. 'Caserta')
• Casertaosa (C. pepo L. 'Casertaosa')
• Casertara (C. pepo L. 'Casertara')
• Casertarmis (C. pepo L. 'Casertarmis')
• Citrullina (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. var. pepo 'Citrullina')
• Cocozelle (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Cocozelle')
• Cocozelle von Tripolis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo 'Cocozelle von Tripolis')
• Courgette de Nice (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Courgette de Nice')
• Crookneck summer squash (yellow)
• Custard White, Ufo (C. pepo L. 'Custard White, Ufo')
• Delicata squash (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. Delicata. Also called peanut squash, Bohemian squash, and sweet potato squash.)
• Early prolific Straightneck (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Early prolific Straightneck')
• Ex Griechenland (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Ex Griechenland')
• Futterkurbis Oblonga (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. melopepo 'Futterkurbis Oblonga')
• Futterkurbis Pyriformis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. melopepo 'Futterkurbis Pyriformis')
• Gelbe Zucchini (C. pepo L. 'Gelbe Zucchini')
• Gem squash (C. pepo)
• Gemini F1 (C. pepo L. 'Gemini F1')
• Gießener Ölkürbis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. 'Gießener Ölkürbis')
• Giromontina (C. pepo L. 'Giromontina')
• Gold Rush F1 (C. pepo L. ssp. giromantiina 'Gold Rush F1')
• Green Button Hybrid (C. pepo L. cv. patissonina 'Green Button Hybrid')
• Indian Summer Mix (C. pepo L. 'Indian Summer Mix')
• Jack be Little (C. pepo L. 'Jack be Little')
• Jack O'Lantern (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. 'Jack O'Lantern')
• Jack O'Lantern (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. maxima 'Jack O'Lantern')
• Jaspee de Vandee (C. pepo L. 'Jaspee de Vandee')
• Kleine Warzen (C. pepo L. 'Kleine Warzen')
• Kronenkurbis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Kronenkurbis')
• Kronenmischung (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo 'Kronenmischung')
• Lebanese (C. pepo L. cv. giromantiina 'Lebanese')
• Little Gem (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. 'Little Gem')
• Maliformis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Maliformis')
• Mandarin (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Mandarin')
• Olkurbis Comet (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. var. styriaca 'Olkurbis Comet')
• Olkurbis Reform (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. styriaca Greb. 'Olkurbis Reform')
• Patidou (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. patissonina 'Patidou')
• Patisson (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. patissonia Greb. 'Patisson')
• Patissonia (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. patissonia Greb. 'Patissonia')
• Patissonia-Alba (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. patissonia Greb. 'Patissonia-Alba')
• Patissonia-Grisea (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. patissonia Greb. 'Patissonia-Grisea')
• Patty Pan Mini Patisson (C. pepo L. 'Patty Pan Mini Patisson')
• Petite Verte de l'Algerie (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Petite Verte de l'Algerie')
• Pyriformis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Pyriformis')
• Pyxidaris (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Pyxidaris')
• Rankenloser Ölkürbis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. oleifera 'Rankenloser Ölkürbis')
• Reticulata (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Reticulata')
• Romanesco (C. pepo L. 'Romanesco')
• Roter Zentner (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Roter Zentner')
• Runder Nizzakürbis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Runder Nizzakürbis')
• Scallopini F1 (C. pepo L. ssp. patissonina 'Scallopini F1')
• Spagettii (C. pepo L. 'Spagettii')
• Sperling's Lohengrin (C. pepo L. 'Sperling's Lohengrin')
• Steirischer Olkurbis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. var. styriaca 'Steirischer Olkurbis')
• Steirischer Ölkürbis (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo var. oleifera Pietsch 'Steirischer Ölkürbis')
• Striaghtneck summer squash (yellow)
• Summer Ball (C. pepo L. ssp. giromantiina 'Summer Ball')
• Sunburst F1 (C. pepo L. ssp. giromantiina 'Sunburst F1')
• Tatuma (Tatume) (White Mexican squash)
• Tschermak (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. oleifera 'Tschermak')
• Vegetable Spaghetti (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. var. pepo 'Vegetable Spaghetti')
• Verrucosa (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Verrucosa')
• Verrucosa-Monstrosa (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Verrucosa-Monstrosa')
• Verrucosissima (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Verrucosissima')
• Verte d´Italia (C. pepo L. ssp. giromantiina 'Verte d´Italia')
• Wendehals (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo 'Wendehals')
• White Custard (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. patissonia Greb. 'White Custard')
• Winterhorn (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. pepo Greb. 'Winterhorn')
• Winterhorn / White Acorn (C. pepo L. 'Winterhorn / White Acorn')

• Yellow Zucchini (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. giromantiina (L.) Greb. var. giromantiina Alef. s.l. 'Yellow Zuccini')
• Zierkürbis-Mischung (C. pepo L. ssp. pepo cv. microcarpina Greb. 'Zierkürbis-Mischung')

References

• Media related to Cucurbita at Wikimedia Commons