*Cucurbita moschata* (Duch. ex Lam.) Duch. ex Poir., Diet. Sci. Nat. 11: 234. 1818.
Similar to and often confused with other species but usually distinguished by leaves sometimes having white blotches (seen in California plants here), calyx lobes enlarged or often foliaceous (as can be seen in Dakpathar plants here)and more importantly fruiting pedicel strong, usually angled and thickened ust below the fruit and separated by a small constriction. Photographed from near Dakpathar and from California. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--givenMTzaE/T30ldiX_anI/AAAAAAAAAx0/N4Pj8Okh5Zw/s1600/Cucurbita-moschata-Assan+barrage+area+Dak+Pathar-1.jpg> Cucurbita-moschata-Assan barrage area Dak Pathar-1 <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JV3S0F6R3xQ/T30l28BptcI/AAAAAAAAAyM/75TUauZW5n4/s1600/Cucurbita-moschata-Assan+barrage+area+Dak+Pathar-2.jpg> Cucurbita-moschata-Assan barrage area Dak Pathar-2 <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Uf7L_GPwQuo/T30npAZ-8eI/AAAAAAAAAyY/jjmGuXoodkE/s1600/Cucurbita-moschata-DSC01186-California-1.jpg> Cucurbita-moschata-DSC01186-California-1 <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-39zdV4qbWsc/T30n-A2CKGI/AAAAAAAAAyk/V28Ti1tIFG4/s1600/Cucurbita-moschata-DSC01199-California-2.jpg> Cucurbita-moschata-DSC01199-California-2 <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5zvkhdGtBew/T30oSbpP1wI/AAAAAAAAAyw/8s6pZEv62YA/s1600/Cucurbita-moschata-DSC00993-California-3.jpg> Cucurbita-moschata-DSC00993-California-3 Gurcharan Singh
