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Marah oreganus
© 2008 Steve Matson
Marah oreganus
© 2007 Zoya Akulova
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Marah oreganus  (Torrey & A. Gray) Howell
Manroot, Wild Cucumber, coast wild cucumber, coastal manroot
Marah oreganus, a dicot, is a perennial herb or vine that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Elevation: between 0 and 5905 feet
Family: CUCURBITACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Marah found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 spelling variant of Marah oregana
 
 NOTE: Marah oreganus is not an active name in the Calflora species table.




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 Information about  Marah oreganus  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (MAOR3)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 25, 2013).

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