Pumpkins, Mellons, & Gourds

Incomplete Flowers
This family has
separate male and
female flowers on the
same vine.

Male Flowers
Produce
Pollen

Male Flowers

Female Flowers
Produce Ova
Develop into Fruit

Female Flowers

Pollination
When Pollen fertilizes ova, seeds
form.
As seeds form, the ovary swells to
form the fruit.

Fruit Formation

Fruit Formation

Fruit Formation

Fruit Formation