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Summer squash are a subset of squashes that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible. Nearly all summer squashes are varieties of ''Cucurbita pepo'', though not all ''Cucurbita pepo'' are considered summer squashes. Most summer squash have a bushy growth habit, unlike the rambling vines of many winter squashes. The name "summer squash" refers to the short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of winter squashes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Summer Squash )〕 Summer squashes include: *Cousa squash, pale-colored Zucchini varieties purportedly of Middle Eastern or West Asian descent. Not to be confused with Cushaw, a type of winter squash. *Pattypan squash (Scallop squash) *Tromboncino or Zucchetta, unusual among summer squash as being a vining plant and a ''Cucurbita moschata'' variety. *Crookneck squash *Straighneck squash *Zucchini (courgette) *Immature Ridge gourd luffa is used as a summer squash in India, where it is known as ''turai'' or ''dodka''. In the journals of Lewis and Clark, on October 12, 1804, Clark recorded that the Arikara tribe raised "great quantities of Corn Beens Simmins, &c." Clark also used the spelling ''simlin'' in his journal entries. Simlin, variously spelled simblin, symnel, cymling, cimnel (Thomas Jefferson's spelling) and simnel were words for summer squash, particularly ''Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo'', common name Pattypan squash. The word ''Simnel'' was used because of the visual similarity between the squash and the Simnel cake.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Whitney, William Dwight. 1889. The Century dictionary. New York: The Century co., ''simnel, 2'' )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「summer squash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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