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Wild Cucumber Seed Capsule

Marah macrocarpus

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Field Notes

Description:

Hollow fruit casing with four chambers. The plant can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8440064

Habitat:

Hillside along trail in Daley Ranch

Notes:

Aka Cucamonga Manroot

Reference Links:

Botany Blueprint: The Wild Cucumber — Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic …

Species ID Suggestions

wild cucumber?

Marah macrocarpus

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jprat001
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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi jprat001, thank you! According to Calflora and Wikipedia, its common name is Cucamonga Manroot although I've only heard it called Wild Cucumber. I guess I'll mention both in the description. :)
jprat001
not sure about the species, but im pretty sure its a type of wild cucumber. they have a HUGE storage unit for water.

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Seeds and Seed Pods

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PublishedJanuary 24, 2012

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