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California Manroot (Wild Cucumber)

Marah fabaceus

Description:

It was growing on another tree like Morning Glory and suffocating it with its lush growths and weird fruits or seeds...

2 Species ID Suggestions

Kadri
Kadri 11 years ago
Jimson Weed
Datura stramonium Datura stramonium
California Manroot (Wild Cucumber)
Marah fabaceus Marah fabaceus


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5 Comments

Can people buy wild cucumber from you? If so I'm interested in buying some

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

I defer my ID suggestion to CindyBinghamKeiser's ID. Thanks.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

I can't believe how much this resembles rambutan, lol.

Kadri
Kadri 11 years ago

Thank you, Karen!

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

A view of the leaf would be the clincher, but that seed pod looks suspiciously like Jimson Weed. It is a nasty plant, an invasive, and a poisonous one at that! Toxic to both animals and humans. Don't mess with it without gloves, and certainly don't feed any part of it to pets or livestock!

Kadri
Spotted by
Kadri

LA, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 20, 2013
Submitted on Feb 21, 2013

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