The Cucumber Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington
(This family is sometimes known as the Gourd Family.)
Cucurbitaceae
The Cucumber Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington
(This family is sometimes known as the Gourd Family.)
Cucurbitaceae
Bigroot, Coastal Manroot, Manroot, Old Man-in-the-ground, Oregon Bigroot, Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus (Synonym: Echinocystis oregana) - Viny plant that grows along ground or climbs into trees with many spiralled tendrils. Leaves simple and palmate, with small 5 petaled flowers arising in loose spikes from the vines. Fruit is like a spiny cucumber or squash.