Pattypan Squash - Cucurbita pepo
English: Pattypan squash, in an organic farm in Belgium.
Français : Pâtisson, dans une ferme biologique en Belgique.12 August 2012From Wikimedia Commons
Pattypan or Sunburst squash is a "summer squash," which are usually bushy and shorter lived, as opposed to "winter squash" which are often lengthy vines and longer lived. Taste is similar to zucchini.The side view shape reminds me of Pacman Ghostswww.flickr.com/photos/14930539@N07/1796028663/in/photolis...
2009.09.05 Upper Austria, Rohrbach (712 m AMSL).Flower, detail.This here is a "semi-cultivated" one: seeds were thrown on a compost heap and grew there next year, but they weren't seeded there on purpose.German name: Riesen-KrbisID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora
Yellow Straightneck Squash - Cucurbita pepoBasket of Cucurbita pepo var recticollis, Yellow Straightneck Squash, at a farmer's market21 July 2009From Wikimedia Commons
2009.09.05 Upper Austria, Rohrbach (712 m AMSL).(Young) fruit.This here is a "semi-cultivated" one: seeds were thrown on a compost heap and grew there next year, but they weren't seeded there on purpose.German name: Riesen-KrbisID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora
2009.09.05 Upper Austria, Rohrbach (712 m AMSL).Flower.This here is a "semi-cultivated" one: seeds were thrown on a compost heap and grew there next year, but they weren't seeded there on purpose.German name: Riesen-KrbisID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora