Identifying a plant in southern Ontario

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  1. Salazar

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    Hello everyone. I was directed here via a myriad of (terrible) Google searches. So I was hoping this group could help me figure out this plant's genus, name, and whether it's poisonous or not.

    The entire plant with its seeds
    http://i.imgur.com/0miO9.jpg

    For a size comparison.
    http://i.imgur.com/rSA8C.jpg
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Marah, in US/Canada, is only found in the west.

    Try Echinocystis lobata.
     
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    Thank you both very much for the quick and accurate replies, got Wikipedia loaded and I'm reading up on the echinocystis right now.
     
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