Cucurbita moschata

Cucurbita moschata
	; Butternut squash, a variety of Cucurbita moschata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
Division:	Magnoliophyta;
Class:	Magnoliopsida;
Order:	Cucurbitales;
Family:	Cucurbitaceae;
Genus:	Cucurbita;
Species:	C. moschata;
Binomial name
	Cucurbita moschata; Duchesne ex Poir.

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Cucurbita moschata is a species that includes some varieties of squash and pumpkin. C. moschata squash are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than C. maxima or C. pepo. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer.

A Long Island Cheese squash

Butternut squash
Dickinson field pumpkin - used for commercially canned pumpkin
Kentucky field pumpkin
Long Island cheese squash - exterior resembles a wheel of cheese in shape, color, and texture
Calabaza pumpkin - a commonly grown squash in Cuba and Puerto Rico
Seminole pumpkin - a squash cultivated by the Seminole Indians of Florida
Neck pumpkin - the ancestor of butternut squash