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American Pumpkin
American Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

The American Pumpkin is a large orange squash grown for food, decorations, and autumn traditions. Pumpkins are actually fruits, and every part—from the seeds to the flowers—is edible.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Species
Cucurbita pepo