BOTANICAL NAME: Marah fabaceus
COMMON NAME: Wild Cucumber, Manroot
FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
PLANT TYPE: Deciduous Vine
LIGHT: Sun to partial shade
BLOOM: Mid-spring
COLOR: White
HABITAT: Grows most vigorously by streams but can flourish in dry chaparrals
COMMENTS: An invasive vine with stout hairy tendrils. It grows prickly fruit that swells as it ripens. The seeds are poisonous.
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