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Basic Collection Information and Status
Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria, Cucurbitaceae)
Cultural Affiliation multipleCollection Site Colorado, United States (latitude: 38°; altitude: 14,200 ft / 4,300 m)
Collection Year 1981
Accession Status Active
Catalog Information and Instructions
Peyote CeremonialM029
A small (2-4") bilobal or dipper gourd used for crafts and as rattles by the Native American Church.
Current availability of this variety is summarized below. We encourage the use of these seeds to benefit humanity and strive to facilitate access through a number of channels.
Seeds of this variety are not currently available for distribution. If you are interested in this accession for research, seed increase, or repatriation purposes, please contact us.Collection Site
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Photographs
The Native Seeds/SEARCH digital photo collection for this accession is provided below.
Characterization and Evaluation
The table below lists observations of this accession's characteristics (why are characters sometimes listed more than once
?For some accessions, observations of a particular trait have been recorded over more than one season or location; these are indicated by the different values in the Lot column.
).| Character | Observation | Lot, Frequency and Comments | Character Description (Source and Code) |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruit shape | Dumbbell | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.3: 8) |
| fruit shape | Bilobal | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.3: 8) |
| habit | Prostrate | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.1.1: 7) |
| note | Positive for Squash Mosaic Virus, neg. for CMV 8/24/05 | lot: CF '05 | |
| secondary skin color | Cream | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.6: 4) |
| skin color | Green | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.5: 2) |
| skin pattern | Speckled | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.7: 1) |
| skin texture | Smooth | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.8: 1) |
| stem-end fruit shape | Flattened | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 6.2.5: 3) |
| tendrils | Present | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 6.1.5: *) |
| Gourd Introduction | Cultivation Instructions | Seed Saving Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| The earliest known domesticated plant. Used for ladles, rattles, canteens or containers, as well as musical instruments. Can be carved, burned or painted. | Sow 1" deep after soil warms in spring (scarify for better germination). The long climbing vines require plenty of room. Plant next to a fence or trellis, or in basins under a tree. Requires plenty of water throughout the long growing season. | Annual. Varieties will cross-pollinate. The night-blooming white flowers are moth-pollinated. Fruits should mature on the plant until the stems are brown and the fruit lightweight, or until frost. Dry until the gourds are beige and the seed can be loosened by shaking. |
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