Cucurbita moschata 'Butternut'

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Cucurbita moschata 'Butternut'
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A pair of harvested butternut squash
Scientific Classification
Species: Cucurbita moschata
Heirloom
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Hybrid
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Open pol
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Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), also known in Australia and New Zealand as Butternut pumpkin, is a type of winter squash. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. It grows on a vine.

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