Marah watsonii (Cogn.) Greene

Taw manroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Marah

Characteristics

Leaf blades deeply 5-lobed, 3–8 cm wide, <surfaces glaucous abaxially>. Flowers: sepals (pistillate) linear-subulate, 1 mm; petals 4–5 mm (pistillate) or 2.5–3 mm (staminate), corolla white, deeply cupulate to campanulate; staminodia present in pistillate flowers. Capsules often striped dark green, globose or depressed-globose to short-ellipsoid, 2–3.5 cm, surface smooth to sparsely echinate or muriculate, spinules weak, 1–2 mm. Seeds 1–4, globose, not compressed, 11–14 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Distribution

Marah watsonii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152842-2
WFO ID wfo-0001300998
COL ID 72TTN
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Synonyms

Megarrhiza marah Micrampelis marah Echinocystis marah Echinocystis watsonii Megarrhiza muricata Micrampelis muricata Micrampelis watsonii Marah watsonii Echinocystis muricata