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Coyote Gourd; Wild Gourd
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita - Latin name for the gourd

foetidissima - "fetid or foul-smelling, referring to the odor of the crushed leaves.

"Native Americans sometimes ground seeds to make a porridge" [—from Oscar Clarke]

Hwy 178

Caliente-Bodfish Road