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Butternut Squash
Butternut Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Central and South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

This vine grows across the humid tropical lowlands of Central and South America. Its thick stems secrete a sticky resin that traps and kills burrowing insect larvae.

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 moschata