Maclura pomifera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C. K. Schneid.

Osage orange

2016 Steve Matson

Maclura pomifera is a tree or shrub that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (79 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Maclura
Family:	Moraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ioxylon pomiferum
PLANTS	Toxylon pomiferum

Information about Maclura pomifera from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MAPO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/06/2023).