About calicoplant
Alternanthera bettzickiana, commonly known as calico-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is commonly used as an ornamental edging plant. Native to South America, its cultivar 'Red' is similar in appearance to some of the Alternanthera dentata and Alternanthera brasiliana varieties.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alternanthera bettzickiana
- Genus
- Alternanthera
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Tropical America
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുപൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി
Botanical family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
calicoplant belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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