Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Cucurbita foetidissima Common Name: Missouri Gourd, Buffalo Gourd, Stinking Gourd, Stink Gourd Flower Color: Yellow Plant Type: Vine, Herb, Perennial Height: Trailing to 20 feet (6 m) long Date Observed: July 30, 2006 Notes: The 4 inch (10 cm) long, urn-shaped flowers have 5 ruffled lobes. The female flowers are followed by light and dark green striped gourds that dry tan. The large, gray-green, triangular leaves smell foul like human body odor when crushed. |
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