Cucurbitaceae
Gila manroot
Marah gilensis
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Marah
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Gila manroot
Synonyms
- Echinocystis gilensis (Greene) Greene
- Megarrhiza gilensis Greene
- Micrampelis gilensis (Greene) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Fluff Berger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Randal, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Perry Grissom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.