manroots
genus Marah
Member of
gourd family (family Cucurbitaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)
There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.
Key features:
- corolla shallowly cupped or double bulged when viewed from the side/back
- fruit beaked or not
The corolla “cup” may differ for male vs. female flowers:
Toxicity of gourd (Cucurbitaceae spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.
2 observed taxons / 1 key
Chris’s observations: 78 (64 are research grade)
Locations:
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 8
- Russian Ridge OSP: 6
- Calero CP: 5
- Fremont Older OSP: 5
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 4
- Almaden Quicksilver CP: 3
- Alum Rock Park, San Jose: 3
- Murray Ranch SP: 3
- San Pedro Valley CP: 3
- Santa Teresa CP: 3
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 3
- Coal Creek OSP: 2
- El Sereno OSP: 2
- Henry Coe SP: 2
- Pinnacles NP: 2
- Sierra Azul; OSP: 2
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
- Sunol Wilderness RP: 2
- Butano SP
- Castle Rock SP
- Coyote Creek Trail
- Coyote Hills RP
- Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
- Huckleberry Botanic RP
- Joseph D. Grant CP
- Lake Chabot RP
- Los Trancos OSP
- Monte Bello OSP
- Picchetti Ranch OSP
- Pulgas Ridge OSP
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
- Rancho CaƱada del Oro OSP
- Rancho San Antonio OSP
- Sierra Vista OSP
- Windy Hill OSP
- Wunderlich CP
Months:
- Jan.: 2
- Feb.: 12
- Mar.: 24
- Apr.: 18
- May: 12
- Jun.: 5
- Jul.: 2
- Aug.: 3
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora