Iresine herbstii

Iresine herbstii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Iresine
Species:	I. herbstii
Binomial name
	Iresine herbstii; Hook.
Synonyms
	Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Hook.) Pedersen;

Iresine herbstii, or Herbst's bloodleaf,^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. Some call this plant the chicken gizzard plant.^[2]

Iresine herbstii in Funchal, Madeira
Iresine herbstii in Athens, Greece

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Iresine herbstii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "Bloodleaf Plant Care". Gardening KnowHow. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

External links

Media related to Iresine herbstii at Wikimedia Commons

C Nencini, F Cavallo, G Bruni, A Capasso, V De Feo, (2006). "Affinity of Iresine herbstii and Brugmansia arborea extracts on different cerebral receptors", Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
"Chicken Gizzard". PlantCare. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Iresine herbstii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[2] "Bloodleaf Plant Care". Gardening KnowHow. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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