Iresine herbstii

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 Iresine herbstii subsp. var.  
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Habit: herbaceous
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Iresine herbstii is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iresine herbstii, Hook. f. (Achyranthes verschaffeltii, Lem.). Lvs. broadly ovate or orbicular, obtuse and notched at the apex, purple-red, with prominent arched veins, or in the commoner variety green or green-red with yellow veins (var. aureo-reticulata). S. Amer. There are horticultural varieties with Latin names. I. wallisii, Ort., is a small form, with numerous small roundish lvs., which are bronze-red or dark red above and dark blood-red beneath. I. brilliantiissima, has rich crimson color.


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