Taxon:  Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ozarkana D. S. Decker



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
409861
Place of publication:
J. Ethnobiol. 13:69.  1993
Verified:
02/03/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
50 (43  active, 39  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita pepo L. (1019 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Lira et al. (4 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. gumala Teppner (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ovifera (L.) Harz (1 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. texana (Scheele) Filov (14 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo (3 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Decker, D. S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  2. Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
  3. Kates, H. R. et al. 2017. Evolutionary and domestication history of Cucurbita (pumpkin and squash) species inferred from 44 nuclear loci. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 111:98-109.
  4. Khoury, C. K. et al. 2019. Distributions, conservation status, and abiotic stress tolerance potential of wild cucurbits (Cucurbita L.). Plants, People, Planet Pages 1-15. DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10085.
  5. Nesom, G. L. 2011. Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Phytoneuron 2011-13:1-33. Note: proposed the recognition of Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana var. ozarkana
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. Sanjur, O. I. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships among domesticated and wild species of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae) inferred from a mitochondrial gene: Implications for crop plant evolution and areas of origin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:535-540.
  8. Wilson, H. D. 1999. Free-living Cucurbita pepo in the United States: Viral Resistance, Gene Flow, and Risk Assessment. Web Report for USDA-APHIS
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoiss.Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouris.Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomae.Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianae.Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (s.), Missouri (s.), Oklahoma (e.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Louisiana (e.), Mississippi]

Reference(s)
  1. Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita pepo. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Wilson, H. D. 1999. Free-living Cucurbita pepo in the United States: Viral Resistance, Gene Flow, and Risk Assessment. Web Report for USDA-APHIS
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409861. Accessed 14 April 2026.