One of the coolest plants on the face of the earth, gourds. On the right is a picture is of the five gourds. No that is not a little pumpkin in the corner and that isn't a warty pear on the other side. All of these things are gourds. Only some of these plants are edible and the ones that you can eat weirder looking then most. Sometimes Gourds are used for decoration (around this time of year).