Cucurbitaceae
Marah

Marah oregana (Torr. & A.Gray) Howell

First published in Fl. N.W. Amer.: 239 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Canada (Vancouver Island) to N. California. It is a climbing caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eastwood, A. [285] United States K004420612 Yes
Thompson, J.H. [557] United States K004420605 Yes
Eastwood, A. [1638] United States K004420608 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K004420618 Yes
Halse, R. [1489] United States K004420603 Yes
[Hinds] [s.n.] K004420609 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2523] United States K004420613 Yes
[Sicyos Augulata] [4] K004420615 Yes
[Ruby Fluit] [s.n.] United States K004420621 Yes
Heller, A.A.; Brown, H.E. [s.n.] United States K004420602 Yes
Tracy, J.P. [12227] United States K004420604 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004420614 Yes
Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States K004420600 Yes
Suksdorf, W.N. [s.n.] United States K004420607 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004420611 Yes
Lamb, F.H. [1134] K004420617 Yes
Baker, C.F. [450] United States K004420601 Yes
Thompson, J.H. [655] United States K004420606 Yes
Ball, J.; Augusto, I. [s.n.] United States K004420610 Yes
Baker, C.F. [3200] United States K004420599 Yes
Scott, T.; Townesmith, A. [11] United States K004420598 Yes
[Tird Vancouver Colure] [s.n.] K004420616 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0