page_title: Cucurbita okeechobeensis
hierarchical_section_title: Cucurbita okeechobeensis
caption_attribution_description: English: Female flower at anthesis of Cucurbita okeechobeensis Español: Flor pistilada de Cucurbita okeechobeensis en antesis
context_page_description: Cucurbita okeechobeensis, the Okeechobee gourd, is a species of gourd in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to Mexico and the United States. There are two subspecies; one is endemic to Florida, primarily in the region around Lake Okeechobee, the other to the State of Veracruz in eastern Mexico. Once abundant, it has state and federal listing as an endangered species.
  One of its peculiarities is the yellow corolla not so common in other Cucurbita species
context_section_description: Cucurbita okeechobeensis, the Okeechobee gourd, is a species of gourd in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to Mexico and the United States. There are two subspecies; one is endemic to Florida, primarily in the region around Lake Okeechobee, the other to the State of Veracruz in eastern Mexico. Once abundant, it has state and federal listing as an endangered species.
  
  One of its peculiarities is the yellow corolla not so common in other Cucurbita species
caption: Female flower at anthesis of Cucurbita okeechobeensis
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