I’m just going to ask @Iochroma in from the beginning.
This is a plant that is native to parts of California, Baja California, and Arizona; also known as Coyote Gourd or Coyote Melon. It is sold by at least one desert tortoise seed source but there isn’t a direct line to it as a tortoise food source. Seems likely but I can’t find it in writing.
We have it growing locally; I assume ours is Cucurbita californica.
I’m not saying that I’m going to feed it; just wondering if I could. The flowers and fruits look familiar but the leaves just don’t look right to me, probably because they are so gray. I know that’s not a good reason but it’s the one I’ve got!
Open to any and all thoughts.
This is a plant that is native to parts of California, Baja California, and Arizona; also known as Coyote Gourd or Coyote Melon. It is sold by at least one desert tortoise seed source but there isn’t a direct line to it as a tortoise food source. Seems likely but I can’t find it in writing.
We have it growing locally; I assume ours is Cucurbita californica.
I’m not saying that I’m going to feed it; just wondering if I could. The flowers and fruits look familiar but the leaves just don’t look right to me, probably because they are so gray. I know that’s not a good reason but it’s the one I’ve got!
Open to any and all thoughts.