Ancient gardeners saved the gourd
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If humans hadn't domesticated early relatives of pumpkins and gourds, these iconic fall plants might not be around today.
Evan W. Isnor/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
If humans hadn't domesticated early relatives of pumpkins and gourds, these iconic fall plants might not be around today.
Evan W. Isnor/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)