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Okeechobee Gourd

(Cucurbita okeechobeensis)

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Description

Cucurbita okeechobeensis, the Okeechobee gourd, is a species of gourd in the Cucurbitaceae family, native to Mexico and the United States. There are two subspecies; one is endemic to Florida, primarily in the region around Lake Okeechobee, the other to the State of Veracruz in eastern Mexico.Once abundant,it has state and federal listing as an endangered species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Cucurbitales
Family:Cucurbitaceae
Genus:Cucurbita
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