Cucurbita melopepo

Characteristics
Dicots
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita
Cucurbita melopepo (Deck.-Walt.) G. L. Nesom var. ozarkana
Ozark Melon; Ozark Squash
vine - forb
**
**
Not Native
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Yellow
Duration
Annual
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Berry
Fruit Wet/Dry
Wet
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
vine - forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaflet Number
0
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Placentation Type
Parietal
Soil Composition
Mineral
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Gravel
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Violales
Cucurbita
Cucurbita melopepo (Deck.-Walt.) G. L. Nesom var. ozarkana - Ozark Melon; Ozark Squash
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - 19
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - 19
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - 19
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - 19
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - 19
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - 19
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - 19
Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana - Theo Witsell View Full Size