MARAH GILENSIS
Author:
Edward Lee Greene, 1910
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Greene. (1910). In: Leaflets Bot. Obs. 2: 36.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
35 Centimetres
Height:
3 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Megarrhiza gilensis, Greene, 1881.
Echinocystis gilensis, Greene, 1886.
Micrampelis gilensis, Britton, 1889.
The genera name might be from Latin amarus; 'bitter' for the taste of the roots. The species name for the area it first was found in Gila Country, Arizona. Male flowers by Sue Carnahan, Midwestherbaria.org. Female flowers by Sue Carnahan, Midwestherbaria.org. Teaves by Sue Carnahan, Midwestherbaria.org.
Flower
Yellow - White - Greenish White
Soil
Sandy - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
