Summer squash are
squashes
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that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible. Nearly all summer squashes are varieties of ''
Cucurbita pepo'',
although not all ''Cucurbita pepo'' are considered summer squashes. Most summer squash have a bushy growth habit, unlike the rambling vines of many
winter squashes. The name "summer squash" refers to the short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of winter squashes.
Summer squashes include:
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Cousa squash, pale-colored zucchini varieties purportedly of Middle Eastern or West Asian descent. Not to be confused with
cushaw, a type of winter squash.
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Pattypan squash (scallop squash)
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or zucchetta, unusual among summer squash as being a vining plant and a ''
Cucurbita moschata'' variety.
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Crookneck squash
Crookneck squash, also known as yellow squash, is a cultivar of ''Cucurbita pepo'', the species that also includes some pumpkins and most other summer squashes. The plants are bushy and do not spread like the plants of winter squash and pumpkin. ...
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Straightneck squash
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Zucchini
The zucchini (; plural: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (; plural: courgettes) or baby marrow ('' Cucurbita pepo'') is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are s ...
(courgette) and
marrow, respectively immature and ripe fruits of ''Cucurbita pepo''
*Immature
ridge gourd luffa is used as a summer squash in India, where it is known as ''turiya'' (તુરીયા) in Gujarati or dodka.
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Aehobak (Korean zucchini) belongs to the species ''Cucurbita moschata''.
In the journals of Lewis and Clark, on October 12, 1804, Clark recorded that the Arikara tribe raised "great quantities of Corn Beens Simmins, &c." Clark also used the spelling in his journal entries. Simlin, variously spelled (Thomas Jefferson's spelling) and were words for summer squash, particularly ''Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo'', common name pattypan squash. The word ''simnel'' was used because of the visual similarity between the squash and the
simnel cake.
References
External links
Squash page
Squashes and pumpkins
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