Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita pepo L.

Field Pumpkin

Papago - Food, Staple

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 45

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Scientific name: Cucurbita pepo L.
USDA symbol: CUPEP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Field Pumpkin
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds parched, sun dried, stored, ground into flour and used as a staple food.

RECRD: 43580 id: 11734

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