PLANTS Profile for Marah oreganus (coastal manroot)

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PLANTS Profile

Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell
coastal manroot

Symbol:

MAOR3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell

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Synonyms:
Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell

ECOR3

Echinocystis oregana (Torr. ex S. Watson) Cogn.

Distribution:
Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 6 species in Marah

Classification:
Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Marah Kellogg – manroot
Species	Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell – coastal manroot

U.S. Weed Information:
Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell

coastal manroot
western wildcucumber

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS

Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

More Accounts and Images:
Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Watson) Howell

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22395.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 02:22 AM CDT