Wild Cucumber (Marah fabacea) - Garden.org

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Vine
Life cycle:	Perennial
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile
Pollinators:	Various insects

Common names

Wild Cucumber
Bigroot
California Manroot

Botanical names

Accepted: Marah fabacea
Synonym: Marah fabaceus

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Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-04-03
San Elijo Lagoon

Uploaded by carlysuko

Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-04-04
San Elijo Lagoon

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Location: Edge of our property bordering woods, Crescent City, California
Date: 2016-04-10
This is about 2 foot in length.

Uploaded by wcgypsy

Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-04-03
San Elijo Lagoon

Uploaded by carlysuko

Location: Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
Date: April
credit: Stephen Lea

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Location: California
Date: April
credit: Calibas

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