Marah fabacea
Coastal Manroot
Marah oregana
(Torr. & A.Gray) Howell Species
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- Botanical name
- Marah oregana
- Also known as
- Bigroot, Coast Manroot, Coastal Manroot, Manroot, Western Wild Cucumber, Western Wildcucumber
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Marah
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Coastal Manroot
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Marah oregana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Echinocystis oregana
Megarrhiza oregona
Megarrhiza oregona
Micrampelis oregana
Sicyos oreganus
Others in Marah
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