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bloodleaf

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Noun1.bloodleaf - any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage
genus Iresine, Iresine - genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs
beef plant, Iresine herbstii, Iresine reticulata, beefsteak plant - South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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Beefsteak or bloodleaf plants (Iresine) offer either bright red or green and gold color to liven staid green pots.
Not too early to start thinking about spring by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Other rare species include creeping bur-head (Echinodorus cordifolius--SE), Amazon sprangletop (Leptochloa panicoides--SE), featherfoil (Hottonia inflata--ST), cylindric-fruited seedbox (Ludwigia glandulosa--ST), bloodleaf (Iresine rhizomatosa--SR), Pursh buttercup (Ranunculus pusillus--SE), Mississippi buttercup (Ranunculus laxicaulis Darby--SE), social sedge (Carex socialis--SR), short-bristle horned-rush (Rhynchospora corniculata--ST), southern rein orchid (Platanthera tiara (L.
A brief survey of the rare terrestrial natural communities and ... by Homoya, Michael A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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