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title: "Common summer squash"
date: 2026-01-02
source: "https://telegra.ph/Common-summer-squash-01-02"
tags:
  - "telegraph"
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Here are names of a variety of squash types (both summer and winter):

- Zucchini (green or yellow).​
- Yellow straightneck squash.​
- Yellow crookneck squash.​
- Pattypan (scallop) squash.​
- Round zucchini (e.g., Eight Ball, Ronde de Nice).​
- Chayote squash.​
- Costata Romanesco zucchini.​
- Tatume (Mexican zucchini).​
- Zephyr squash.​

## Common winter squash

- Butternut squash.​
- Acorn squash.​
- Spaghetti squash.​
- Buttercup squash.​
- Kabocha (Japanese pumpkin).​
- Hubbard squash (including Blue Hubbard).​
- Delicata squash.​
- Sweet dumpling squash.​
- Red kuri (Hokkaido) squash.​
- Sunshine kabocha squash.​

## Pumpkins and related squash

- Sugar pie pumpkin.​
- Cinderella pumpkin.​
- Jarrahdale pumpkin.​
- Long Island cheese pumpkin.​
- Baby Boo pumpkin.​
- Big Max pumpkin.​

## More unusual or heirloom types

- Banana squash.​
- Calabaza squash.​
- Cushaw squash.​
- Tromboncino (trombone) squash.​
- Turban squash.​
- Sweet meat squash.​
- Tatume / Tatuma (White Mexican squash).​

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