california manroot
Marah fabacea
Member of
manroots (genus Marah)
gourd family (family Cucurbitaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
cream, white in flowering plants
- corolla has only a shallow cup attaching it to the pedicel
- yellow-green to cream or (especially inland) white
- fruit 4–5 cm, ± spheric; prickles sparse to ± dense, < 12 mm, ± stiff, unhooked
Toxicity of gourd (Cucurbitaceae spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.
Chris’s observations: 52 (46 are research grade)
Locations:
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 7
- Fremont Older OSP: 5
- Almaden Quicksilver CP: 3
- Calero CP: 3
- Murray Ranch SP: 3
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 3
- Alum Rock Park, San Jose: 2
- Pinnacles NP: 2
- Russian Ridge OSP: 2
- Santa Teresa CP: 2
- Sierra Azul OSP: 2
- Sunol Wilderness RP: 2
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 2
- Castle Rock SP
- Coyote Creek Trail
- Coyote Hills RP
- El Sereno OSP
- Henry Coe SP
- Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
- Lake Chabot RP
- Los Trancos OSP
- Monte Bello OSP
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
- Rancho San Antonio OSP
- San Pedro Valley CP
- Sierra Vista OSP
- Windy Hill OSP
Months:
- Feb.: 10
- Mar.: 17
- Apr.: 14
- May: 6
- Jun.: 2
- Jul.: 1
- Aug.: 2
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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
