Marah (the manroots, wild cucumbers, or cucumber gourds) are flowering plants in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to western North America. The genus (which Kellogg noted was characterized by extreme bitterness) was named for Marah in Exodus 15:22–25, which was said to be named for the bitter water there. [1]

Marah oreganus, the Oregon manroot, coastal manroot or western wild-cucumber, [1] is a common manroot of the northwest coast of the United States. It ranges from California north to Canada. Coastal manroot has the least pubescent bud, leaves, and branches of …

As its name suggests, wild cucumber, or manroot (Marah macrocarpa), is a relative of the garden cucumber, as well as watermelon and squash. Unlike its relatives, all parts of the wild cucumber plant are toxic to some degree.

Wild Cucumber (Marah fabaceus) is the most common of the manroot species native to California. Wild Cucumber is a vine with stout, hairy stems and tendrils and broad robed leaves. The vines appear in late winter in response to increased rainfall, and can rapidly climb or scramble to a length of 20 feet, but goes dormant in the summer.

2014年11月1日 · Known by a number of names (including wild cucumber, man root, and big root), Marah fabaceus, or Marah oreganus, isn’t what you would call a soft and fuzzy native plant, or one that might incite “oohs” and “ahhs” as you hike the park trails.

Common Names: coastal manroot, wild cucumber; Synonyms/Misapplications: Echinocystis oregana, Marah oreganus, Sicyos oregana, Megarrhiza oregana, Micrampelis oregana; Codon: MARORE

2016年5月2日 · Manroot, also called Big Root or Wild Cucumber is of the genus Marah, a Hebrew word meaning bitter. It is a flowering perennial in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae (pronounced cue-kurbi- tay’-see) and is native to western North America and British Columbia.

Wild Cucumber is also called bigroot, manroot, and old-man-in-the-ground. It is a somewhat weedy, viny perennial that arises each year from a massive taprot. The stem is long and thick, with other long viny branches arising from the main stem.

Manroot is a common name for several plants with very large roots including: Ipomoea leptophylla, a species of morning glory; Ipomoea pandurata, a species of morning glory; Marah, a genus of gourds native to western North America

2025年1月25日 · Manroot features large, tuberous roots that serve as nutrient reservoirs. These roots are essential for the plant's overall health and vigor. Root depth and spread 🌍