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Encyclopedia > Gunnera Manicata

Other useful articles #Gunnera Gunnera Manicata is a moisture-loving species of gunnera originating from Brazil in South America. It is possibly the largest species with its leaves reaching over 2 metres across and stems as long as 3m. It has many common names including giant rhubarb, giant prickly rhubarb, giant Brazillian rhubarb, dinosaur food and monster plant although it has been scientifically proven that it is not a relative or member of the rhubarb family. Species See text Gunnera is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, some of them gigantic. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2832x2128, 1621 KB) Summary James Park Young Gunnera Manicata Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2832x2128, 1621 KB) Summary James Park Young Gunnera Manicata Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

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Gunnera Manicata is a popular plant with water gardeners which is often planted beside large ponds and water features. Gunnera scabra or tinctoria is also used as a bog plant. Gunnnera is not edible and the sap can irritate the skin. Species See text Gunnera is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, some of them gigantic. ...


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Gunnera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (263 words)
Gunnera is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, some of them gigantic.
The massive inflorescence of small, reddish flowers is up to 2.3 m (7 ft 6 in) long and weighs about 13 kg.
Other giant Gunnera species are found throughout the Neotropics and Hawaii.
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Gunnera manicata and gunnera tinctoria attain stately proportions; their leaves, on meter long stalks, can reach a diameter of between 1 and 3 meters.
The species gunnera manicata grows in fertile soil in damp forests and on river banks in its native habitat, Brazil.
Gunnera tinctoria, coming from Chile, is to be found in the evergreen beech forests there and along river banks.
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