Species of flowering plant
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Cucurbita pedatifolia is a xerophyte plant species of the genus "Cucurbita". It is native to Querétaro, Mexico. It has not been domesticated. While "C. pedatifolia" has been cross bred, results have met with limited success. It does not cross well with other species of "Cucurbita". It is a close relative of "Cucurbita radicans". Geographic location and genetics make it highly likely that "Cucurbita scabridifolia" is a naturally occurring hybrid of "Cucurbita foetidissima" and "C. pedatifolia". It also has some mesophyte traits may represent a transitional state between the mesophytic "Cucurbita" and the xerophytic "Cucurbita".
The species was formally described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1943, in "Gentes Herbarum". "Cucurbita moorei" was at one time described as a separate species native to the vicinity of Ixmiquilpan, Mexico within "Cucurbita", but now is considered a synonym for "C. pedatifolia".
"Cucurbita pedatifolia" was first formally described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1948, in "Gentes Herbarum".
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