*Cucubita foetidissima* Kunth, F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:98[folio]; 2:123[quarto]. 1817
Common names: *buffalo gourd*, *Missouri gourd*, *prairie gourd, fetid wild pumpkin, Calabazilla* * * This interesting looking wild species Cucurbita foetidissima was found growing at Mariposa near Yosemite valley in california. The plant is a foetid perennial herb with massive underground tuber. Young green fruits are cooked as vegetable but when yellow and ripe they become bitter and not edible. <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eP2hulmNQwo/T3wCUR_nFFI/AAAAAAAAAt4/GXwp4Ct5-I0/s1600/Cucurbita-foetidissima-Mariposa-DSC09528-California-1.jpg> Cucurbita-foetidissima-Mariposa-DSC09528-California-1 <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c3VGpBxjdWA/T3wClQnNrkI/AAAAAAAAAuE/hJ8YPddffLI/s1600/Cucurbita-foetidissima-Mariposa-DSC09524-California-2.jpg> Cucurbita-foetidissima-Mariposa-DSC09524-California-2 <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8zDIRQHfaOM/T3wDHoAi1HI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/sKg1JVs5vfM/s1600/Cucurbita-foetidissima-Mariposa-DSC09530-California-3.jpg> Cucurbita-foetidissima-Mariposa-DSC09530-California-3 Gurcharan Singh
