Who ever said a pumpkin was a squash? Well its true! ... sort of. Both pumpkins and squash belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, otherwise known as the squash or gourd family. One of the more famous genera is the Cucurbita. Thats were we get both our pumpkins and some of our squash. Learn more by going to the Wild Classroom and checking out our page on the Cucurbitaceae.
