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Marah fabaceus
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Marah fabaceus
© 2005 Christopher L. Christie
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Marah fabaceus  (Naudin) E. Greene
California manroot, Coast wild cucumber, Manroot, wild cucumber
Marah fabaceus, a dicot, is a perennial herb or vine that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California alone.
Communities: Coastal Strand, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral
Habitat: coastal [Walker]
Wetlands:Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 5249 feet
Family: CUCURBITACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Marah found in California.
This is a parent record; distribution data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
  Marah fabaceus var. agrestis
  Marah fabaceus var. fabaceus
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 spelling variant of Marah fabacea
 
 NOTE: Marah fabaceus is not an active name in the Calflora species table.




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
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    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Marah fabaceus  from other sources:
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website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (MAFA3)

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

    Citation
    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 24, 2013).

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