Marah macrocarpa - Wild Cucumber, Man Root, Chilicothe (Plant) Food comprehensive

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A good choice for small spaces and well-watered areas

Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests

A perennial sunflower that blooms in summer

fast draining Flower Color None Flowering Months None Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 100ft

Marah macrocarpa - Wild Cucumber, Man Root, Chilicothe (Plant) Food comprehensiveCommon vine in the chaparral. Emerges with first winter rains from a tuber that grows to several hundred pounds. Fruit pods are large and prickly. Completely dormant in summer. Caution: seeds are toxic. Plant Characteristics Family Name Curcurbitaceae Species Name Marah macrocarpa Common Name Wild Cucumber, Man Root, Chilicothe Plant Type Vine Sun Exposure Coast Sun, Inland Sun, Inland Part Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Any Flower Color White,