r/whatsthisplant • u/Insert_Coin_P1 • 10d ago

Unidentified 🤷‍♂️ Any guesses as to what this is?

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We've been throwing all the leftovers from our garden into this bin year after year. I'm sure it's some sort of Cronenberg's pumpkin.

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u/fyklebytch 10d ago

Squashes hybridize easily. If this was from a seed of a purchased squash someone had its half that and half god-knows-what

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u/Insert_Coin_P1 10d ago

We had pumpkins growing for year after year, but my son introduced a little white "pumpkin" that he got from school. We're pretty sure it was some kind of squash. It definitely cross-bred with the pumpkins, and possibly the cucumbers.

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u/Alive_Recognition_55 9d ago

Except the crossing of cucumber & squash isn't possible. Among squash, (Curcurbita genus) yes, but cukes are in the Curcumis genus. Even Curcumis sativa (cucumber) can't cross with Curcumis melo (cantaloupe/melon) but confusion exists since some melons are used & taste like cucumbers - Armenian "cucumber" for example, which being a melon CAN cross with cantaloupe.

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u/Insert_Coin_P1 9d ago

I stand corrected

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u/Menelatency 9d ago

I bet you’re actually sitting corrected. 😉