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Alternanthera ficoidea var. bettzickiana (calicoplant)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Alternanthera bettzickiana (syn. A. amoena) is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It is commonly used as an ornamental edging plant. It is particularly popular in China, where it is "cultivated in nearly all the large cities". It is native to South America. Its common names include calico-plant. \n* Flower
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Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Predators

Lopholeucaspis cockerelli (Cockerell scale)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-03-21; License: CC BY 4.0