Below is a list of all known varieties for Chayote Squash. Click on a variety name to view more detailed nutrient and sourcing information.
| Variety Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Buttercup Squash | Buttercup Squash — a gourd-family vegetable. |
| Chayote (Spiny) | A cultivar characterized by a rough, spiky, or prickly exterior. This variety often has a slightly firmer flesh and is more common in Asian and Latin American markets. |
| Chayote (Tender Shoots) | The edible young shoots and leaves of the chayote plant. They are cooked as a green vegetable, offering a mild, earthy, and slightly asparagus-like flavor. |
| Chayote (White/Yellow) | A rare, pale yellow or white cultivar. It has a very mild, almost neutral flavor, and is often used in preserves or baked goods in addition to savory dishes. |
| Courgette Flowers | Squash blossoms are the edible flowers of Cucurbita species, particularly Cucurbita pepo, the species that produces zucchini (courgette), marrow, spaghetti squash, and many other types of squash. |
| Crookneck Squash | Crookneck squash, also known as yellow squash, is a cultivar of Cucurbita pepo, the species that also includes some pumpkins and most other summer squashes. The plants are bushy and do not spread like the plants of winter squash and pumpkin. Most often used as a summer squash, it is characterized by its yellow skin and sweet yellow flesh, as well as its distinctive curved stem-end or "crooked neck". |
| Delicata Squash | Delicata squash is a variety of winter squash with cylindrical fruits that are cream-colored and striped in green or orange. As its name suggests, it has characteristically a delicate rind. It is also known as peanut squash, Bohemian squash, or sweet potato squash. It is a very sweet variety with a thin, edible skin and is typically cut into half rounds and roasted. |
| Nopal | Nopal is a common name in Spanish for Opuntia cacti, as well as for its pads. The name nopal derives from the Nahuatl word nohpalli for the pads of the plant. |
| Squash Blossoms | Squash blossoms are the edible flowers of Cucurbita species, particularly Cucurbita pepo, the species that produces zucchini (courgette), marrow, spaghetti squash, and many other types of squash. |