| Calabash | |
| Dolphin Gourd | |
| Dragon Gourd | |
| Hard-Shelled Gourd |
| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 13 |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Fall |
| Pollinators: | Flies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
