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Ocimum centraliafricanum
About
Ocimum centraliafricanum, the copper flower or copper plant, is a perennial herb found in central Africa. It is well known for its tolerance of high levels of copper in the soil, and is even used by geologists prospecting for precious metals in a process called geobotanical prospecting.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ocimum centraliafricanum
- Slug
- ocimum-centraliafricanum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
- Species
- centraliafricanum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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