A cluster of buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) plants at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Easily identified by its large triangular leaves, the buffalo gourd has been used by Native Americans in the Southwest for thousands of years as both medicine and food.Galleries:Denver Botanic Gardens, Leaves, Medicinal Plants, Other Vegetable Crops, Other VinesKeywords:buffalo gourd, chilicote, cucumber family, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbitaceae, denver botanic gardensPhoto Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, ColoradoPhotographer: Dr. Roy WinkelmanDate of Photo: 06/30/2010Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IIExposure Time: 1/640F Number: 13/1Original Dimensions: 5616×3744Picture Orientation: LandscapeGPS Coordinates: 39°43′57″N 104°57′39″WPicture Number: 9704
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