List of Different Squash Varieties

Cucurbita Maxima

• Cucurbita maxima is a species of squash that originates from Central America. This type of squash has many cultivars. Banana squash is a species of winter squash that has an elongated shape with a light blue or pink to orange skin and an orange-toned inner flesh. Buttercup squash is a variety of winter squash with a tough greenish colored outer skin and a heavy yellowish-orange inner flesh. Hubbard squash is a bumpy type of winter squash with a pear shape and gold-toned skin.

Cucurbita Mixta

• Cucurbita mixta is a category of squash that produces most cushaw pumpkins grown in the United States. Green-striped cushaw is a white pumpkin with green bands used for making pumpkin pies. This long, curvy-necked pumpkin is a drought-tolerant fruit. Seminole pumpkins are a medium-sized variety of pumpkin native to Florida with a bulbous end and curved neck. This type of cushaw fruit has a small shape and firm, bright inner flesh with a sweet taste.

Cucurbita Moschata

• Cucurbita moschata is a species of squash from Central to South America. Butternut squash has a peach tone to its outer shell with brilliant-colored orange inner flesh. This variety of winter squash has a thick neck and small base. Calabaza is a type of squash grown for winter interest. This large vine fruit reaches up to 50 lbs. The outer shells vary in color from rust red to dull green with bright yellowish-orange flesh.

Cucurbita Pepo

• Cucurbita pepo is a category of summer squashes. Summer squash is an immature fruit with thin outer skin and yellow inner flesh. Yellow crookneck is a type of summer squash with a yellow-colored skin that appears bumpy but smooth to the touch with a bottle shape that turns at the neck. The flesh has a sweet flavor and a yellow tone. Pattypan squash is a flat fruit with scalloped edges in a light green, yellow or white hue. The flesh of this summer squash has a tender consistency and a white tint. Zucchini is an elongated summer squash with a green outer shell. This cucumber-shaped fruit has white inner flesh sometimes has stripes along the outer shell.