
Butternut Squash
Butternut squash is a winter squash with a yellow skin and fleshy orange colored pulp.
Names
Scientific
Cucurbita moschata
Synonym
Zapallito coreano
English
Butternut pumpkin
Butternut squash
Calabaza pumpkin
Pumpkin
Squash
Dutch
Flespompoen
Muskaatpompoen
Spanish
Anco
Anquito
Auyama
Calabacín
Calabaza
Calabaza moscada
Tamalayote
French
Courge musquée
German
Moschus-Kürbis
Taxonomy
Genus
Cucurbita
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Order
Cucurbitales
Basic information and facts
Propagation:
Grown from seeds.
Uses:
Fruits are roasted, toasted or mashed for use in soups, casseroles, breads, and muffins. Seeds are edible, either raw or roasted.
Crop categories
Vegetables
Fruit vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops
Pictures

Butternut Squash

Butternut Squash