Buffalo Gourd

This indigenous species from the squash family grows throughout Northern Mexico, Western and Southwestern United States. If you are lucky enough to live in the West then you have surely seen this plant. It grows on the side of the road all summer, sending out long green tendrils dotted with big yellow squash blossoms and small green gourds. 

Learn more about the Buffalo Gourd, or as it’s scientific known, La Curbita. This indigenous species from the squash family grows throughout Northern Mexico, Western and Southwestern United States.