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Marah horrida
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 0513 0283 (2013-05-02)Copyright © 2013 Aaron Schusteff
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Apr 21, 2013
location
San Joaquin River Gorge BLM Management Area (Fresno County, California, US)family
Cucurbitaceae
synonyms Marah horridus
notes Five large, spiny, spherical fruits of the vine Marah horridus are visible here (4 green and 1 straw colored). Backlit leaves of Marah are also visible at center and lower right. This plant was straggling up and dangling from a small tree (either ceanothus or an oak). All parts of Marah plants are bitter...with the seeds reputed to be extraordinarily so. (One lick can prove fatal...just joking :-)photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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ADDITIONAL TAXONOMIC NOTES FOR THIS PHOTO
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| name change notes May 21, 2014: TJM1 name Marah horridus changed to TJM2 name Marah horrida . (University & Jepson Herbaria) |
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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| Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)View Calflora record for Marah horridaView all photos in CalPhotos of Marah horrida Check Google Images for Marah horrida |
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