Latin name: Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Pronunciation: kew-KUR-bi-ta fee-ti-DIS-i-ma Common name: Calabazilla, Stinking gourd Family: Cucurbitaceae (Gourd) Habitat: Sandy or gravelly places to 4000', coastal sage scrub, coastal strand, valley grassland, shadscale scrub in Mojave Desert Blooming period: June to August Name derivations: 1) Cucurbita 2) foetidissima