Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Cucurbita digitata is easy to recognize because of the long, deeply digitately cleft leaves. The leaves are bicolor, nearly white on the midvein and deep green toward the lobe margins. Cucurbita digitata is found at lower elevation in dry sandy areas.
Please click on an image for a larger file.
Cucurbita digitata, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Aug. 12, 2008
Cucurbita digitata, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Aug. 12, 2008
Cucurbita digitata, with bud, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Aug. 12, 2008
Cucurbita digitata, gourd, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Sept. 6, 2008
Back to the Index