The horned melon is also known as zucchini (scientific name: Cucurbita pepo L), and its Chinese name is zucchini. It is an annual herbaceous vine (vine) of the Cucurbitaceae family. There are three types: dwarf, semi-vine, and trailing. strain. In most varieties, the main vines have obvious advantages and the side vines are few and weak. So the horned melon is a close relative of the pumpkin.

The horned melon is a dwarf variety with short internodes, and the vine length is usually less than 50cm, sometimes up to 1m in a solar greenhouse (due to the long growth period); semi-vine varieties are generally about 80cm; vine varieties are generally Several meters long. It has leaf tendrils and is a climbing vine, but it often grows prostrate (some dwarf varieties are upright). ?Single leaves, large, palmately divided, alternate (dwarf varieties densely alternate), rough and spiny leaves. The petiole is long and hollow. Some varieties have leaves of varying shades of green, with silvery white spots near the veins.