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Alternanthera bettzickiana
About
Alternanthera bettzickiana, commonly known as calico-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is commonly used as an ornamental edging plant. Native to South America, its cultivar 'Red' is similar in appearance to some of the Alternanthera dentata and Alternanthera brasiliana varieties.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Alternanthera bettzickiana
- Slug
- alternanthera-bettzickiana
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
- Species
- bettzickiana
- Wikidata QID
- Q2840378
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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