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Welcome to my Curcurbita maxima site!

 

 Animated pumpking with light found at http://www.fg-a.com/halloween.shtml.~It is not the strongest pumpkin grower that survives, not the most intelligent, but the grower most responsive to change.--- Charles Darwin, Theory of Pumpkin Evolution~

 

For centuries, they've provided decorations for Halloween, pies at Thanksgiving, and a carriage for Cinderella, but what's the real story behind those pumpkins?  Jack-o-Lanterns and pumpkin pies aren't the only things pumpkins are good for, nor are they the only interesting aspects of C. maxima.  I hope my website will help you to learn more about the impressive angiosperms and their niche in the world!
 Pumpkin fruit courtesy of Purdue University. Found at http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/vegetabl/pumpkin1.htm.

 

What kind of ancesters are C. maxima related to?  Good question!  Find out here.