note this part as most recently defined decker walters et al free living gourds that occur in texas are classified as c pepo ssp ovifera var texana similar free living plants that occur in the u s beyond texas illinois missouri arkansas oklahoma and louisiana are placed in c pepo ssp ovifera var ozarkana there still seems to be disagreement on what to call and the relations between pepo texana and fraterna that ref is years i'm looking for newer stuff