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Alternanthera sericea

Botanic Family

Amaranthaceae

Author

Kunth

Propagation

NGSP ; Mobot ; The Plant List 2

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• roadside
• wasteland

Flowering Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Nov
• Dec (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

Sometimes scandent or creeping twiner with pubescent stems. Leaves pubescent above & silky beneath. Axillary & terminal inflorescence, pink, red or purple flowers with white bracts, 5-parted calyx. Fruit a capsule crowned with persistent calyx.

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