What is Pumpkin?
{{Taxobox | name = Pumpkin | image = Pumpkins.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Cucurbitales]] | familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]] | genus = '''''[[Cucurbita]] spp.''''' | genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Cucurbita maxima|C. maxima]]''<br> ''[[Cucurbita mixta|C. mixta]]''<br> ''[[Cucurbita moschata|C. moschata]]''<br> ''[[Cucurbita pepo|C. pepo]]'' }} [[File:Pumpkin Seeds (matured).jpg|thumb|Pumpkin Seeds (matured)]] A '''pumpkin''' is a type of a squash which is a [[fruit]]. They are usually [[Orange (color)|orange]], but they can also be purple, red, blue, or white. Pumpkins are usually shaped like [[sphere]]s or stretched-out spheres. Pumpkins are native to [[North America]] (parts of present-day northeastern [[Mexico]] and the [[southern United States]]). People can eat pumpkins. Often, people make pumpkins into [[pumpkin pie|pies]] or [[soup]]s. People can eat and cook pumpkin [[seed]]s. People also use pumpkins for decoration, for example, when people make [[jack-o-lantern]]s at [[Halloween]]. It also has a few noted uses in [[folk medicine]]. It has been traditionally used by some [[Native American]] groups for treating [[intestine|intestinal]] problems. However, these uses may not be reliable as some people are affected by kidney stones {{wikispecies|Cucurbita}} {{Multistub|biology|food}} [[Category:Fruits]] [[Category:Cucurbitaceae]] [[Category:Vegetables]]