Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera

Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera

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Not native

Not native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

County records are not available.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Cucurbita

Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Diaphania hyalinataMelonworm Moth
Diaphania nitidalisPickleworm Moth
Eichlinia cucurbitaeSquash Vine Borer
Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
Euxoa tessellataTessellate Dart, Striped Cutworm
Feltia subgothicaSubgothic Dart
Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer

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Proxenus mirandaMiranda Moth, Glistening Rustic
Spaelotis clandestinaClandestine Dart, W-Marked Cutworm
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Cucurbita

Xenoglossa strenua

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: CUCURBITACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

West Virginia rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
WV status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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