Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.

Crookneck Squash

Papago - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 36

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Scientific name: Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.
USDA symbol: CUMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Crookneck Squash
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Rind hung in long spirals from house roofs to dry, tied in bundles, stored and used for food.

RECRD: 43565 id: 11687

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