Oregon Manroot, Coastal Manroot, Wild Cucumber

I recently was visiting some friends in Tenino, WA near the Skookumchuck River, and saw this stuff was growing everywhere! Easily obtai...Read Morenable, I became very curios about it and began researching to see if it was more than just the "invasive pain in the ass"" that I was told it was. I think I will make another trip their soon just to harvest some and take pictures to share with you all.

I just ripped out a huge amount of foliage that was covering everything in my small yard. I need to find the tuber and treat it like caud...Read Moreiciform with the root above ground. It had become just too much to appreciate and I'm noticing seedlings popping up everywhere in the neighbourhood. It is native but it does need to be controlled or it will smother everything.

This plant is native to the west coast of the North America into BC. It is prized for its caudex which can be in excess of 100 pounds. It...Read More is also common within its area which is under about 1000' of elevation.
I have found the plant but not in an area that I could collect it.