le ▁that ▁turns ▁yellow ▁at ▁m atur ity , ▁strip ed , ▁and ▁round . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁identified ▁by ▁As a ▁Gray ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁Description ▁C uc urb ita ▁digit ata ▁is ▁a ▁hair y ▁v ining ▁plant ▁with ▁sharp ly ▁pal mate ▁leaves ▁having ▁five ▁finger like ▁lo bes . ▁It ▁is ▁quite ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁to ▁its ▁close ▁relative , ▁the ▁co y ote ▁g ourd ▁C uc urb ita ▁pal m ata , ▁but ▁the ▁lo bes ▁of ▁its ▁leaves ▁are ▁usually ▁more ▁sl ender . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁cur ling ▁yellow ▁flowers ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁cent im eters ▁wide . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁dark ▁green ▁squ ash , ▁rounded ▁or ▁nearly ▁rounded , ▁with ▁m ott ling ▁and ▁distinct ▁white ▁stri pes . ▁The ▁bitter ▁fruit ▁is ▁very ▁dist aste ful ▁and ▁generally ▁not ▁ed ible , ▁although ▁a ▁few ▁animals ▁may ▁hes it antly ▁eat ▁the ▁flesh ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁at ▁the ▁se eds . ▁Each ▁white ▁seed ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁long ▁and ▁at ▁ 3 5 % ▁protein ▁and ▁ 5 0 % ▁fat ▁is ▁a ▁nut rit ious ▁food . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Je pson ▁Man ual ▁Tre at ment : ▁C uc urb ita ▁digit ata ▁Arizona - S on ora ▁Des ert ▁Museum ▁Profile ▁ ▁digit ata ▁Category : V ines ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁North western ▁Mexico ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁South western