Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Mexico, Central America
Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear
Number of Varieties
37
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-3
Sunset Zone
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing