Latin name: Marah fabacea (Naudin) Greene
Pronunciation: Mar-ah fab-AY-see-a
Common name: California man-root
Family: Cucurbitaceae (Gourd)
Habitat: Streamsides, washes, shrubby to open areas below 5000' California Floristic Province
Blooming period: February to April
Name derivations: 1) Marah 2) fabacea
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