Comparing species that are generally difficult to tell apart

Broom species:
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74147.html

Manroots:
Marah fabacea in comparison to M. oreganus
• Flowers off-white and rotate (flattened, not cup-shaped). Per K. Ueda comment on an id of mine.
• Smaller leaves, also not as deeply lobed
• Flower stem of the staminate (male) flowers tends to be shorter
• The fruit much spinier.

http://plants.montara.com/ListPages/FamPages/Cucurbita.html

Publicado el 17 de marzo de 2017 a las 03:45 AM por catchang catchang

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Indeed it is! Thanks.

Anotado por sea-kangaroo hace cerca de 7 años

Thanks for sharing this article, Cat. It's very informative and helpful in differentiating the various broom species in our area.

Anotado por truthseqr hace cerca de 7 años

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