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Large purple alternanthera
Alternanthera brasiliana
About
Alternanthera brasiliana, also known as large purple alternanthera, metal weed, bloodleaf, parrot leaf, ruby leaf, Brazilian joyweed, purple alternanthera, purple joyweed, is a flowering plant of the amaranth family that is native to the forests of South America and as well as Central America, ranging from northeastern Mexico to northeastern Argentina. It is grown as an ornamental plant.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- Slug
- alternanthera-brasiliana
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
- Species
- brasiliana
- Wikidata QID
- Q2840379
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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