| Scientific Name: | Lagenaria siceraria |
| Common Name: | gourd |
| Family Name: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - tropical |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (true), Vine or climber |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 4 - 5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Climbing, Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Urban agriculture |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Orbicular, Ovate, Entire, Palmately lobed, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Pepo, White, Orange, Yellow, Green, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Annual vine forming odd-shaped or textured gourds; leaves alternate, ovate-orbicular, 15-30cm wide, pubescent, base cordate; flowers, pepos of various shapes and textures, 20-90cm long, sometimes edible or used for various purposes. | |