Cucurbita radicans

"Calabaza de coyote" redirects here. For another plant with this common Spanish name, see Cucurbita foetidissima.

Cucurbita radicans, commonly known in Mexico as calabacilla^[3] (little pumpkin/gourd) or calabaza de coyote^[3] (coyote gourd),  is a species of gourd found growing wild, but also cultivated, in southern Mexico (specifically in the Federal Districts of Jalisco, Mexico and Michoacán^[3]). The type specimen was collected growing in rocks below a mountain near Guadalupe in the vicinity of Mexico City (the exact location is unclear); other specimens were also ubiquitous in the area; in corn fields and gardens, either being cultivated, or as invaders.^[2] It is a close relative of Cucurbita pedatifolia.^[4]

Cucurbita radicans
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Cucurbita
Species:	C. radicans
Binomial name
Cucurbita radicans Naudin[2]
Synonyms[2]
Cucurbita gracilior L.H.Bailey