




Cucurbita pepo
Pumpkins are big orange fruits that grow on vines. They have lots of seeds inside and are used for making yummy pies and decorations during Halloween.
Lebensraum: Gardens, Farms
The Pumpkin has a distinctive round to oval shape with smooth or slightly ribbed skin, typically vibrant orange, yellow, or white. It grows on a sprawling vine and has a thick green stem. Its large size and characteristic color make it visually distinct from many other gourds.





Kategorie
PflanzenSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
2/5 · Gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Native Americans dried pumpkin strips to weave into mats for trade and storage.
Pumpkins were once used as a folk remedy for snakebites and even baldness!
Some pumpkin varieties can surprisingly thrive in desert conditions, adapting to little water.
The record for the longest distance a pumpkin has been "chucked" is over a mile!
Pumpkin can spread long, vigorous vines to cover wide areas, helping it maximize sunlight absorption and access nutrients.
Pumpkin has a thick, tough outer skin that guards its soft interior flesh and seeds from physical damage and some pests.
Pumpkin flowers produce abundant sweet nectar, attracting bees and other insects for successful pollination and fruit production.
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen, aiding reproduction
Aphis gossypii
sucks sap from leaves and stems
Peromyscus maniculatus
eats seeds and young seedlings
Podosphaera xanthii
causes a white fungal growth on leaves
Fruchttragende Pflanzen produzieren Früchte, also die reifen Fruchtknoten von Blütenpflanzen, die Samen enthalten.
Essbare Pflanzen sind diejenigen Pflanzenteile, die für den menschlichen Verzehr als unbedenklich gelten.
Herbstfärbung bezeichnet den jahreszeitlichen Wechsel der Blattpigmentierung, der vor allem bei Laubpflanzen leuchtende Farbtöne hervorbringt.
Schnellwachsende Pflanzen weisen eine beschleunigte Wachstumsrate auf und nehmen innerhalb kurzer Zeit schnell an Größe und Biomasse zu.
Gefahr
2/5 · Gering
Always have an adult help when carving pumpkins to avoid accidents.
10-50 cm
200-600 cm
5-15 cm
Sommer
Ja
Keine
Einjährig
Insekten
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.