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

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

A perennial sunflower that blooms in summer

This tough chaparral oak forms low

A good choice for small spaces and well-watered areas

but can be pruned smaller

Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arctostaphylos 'Ian Bush' Common Name Ian Bush Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

In this fascinating personal narrative

or more inland

comprehensive

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

Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests

from 500' - 2

Plant Characteristics Family Name Asteraceae Species Name Encelia californica 'El Dorado' Common Name El Dorado Bush Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun