1) Caryophylloid dicot genus 2) Genus iresine
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Iresine is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (erios), meaning `wooly`, referring to the trichome-covered flowers. Bloodleaf is a common name for those species that have colored.....
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(from the article `Amaranthaceae`) ...may be a capsule, utricle, nutlet, drupe, or berry. Species of globe amaranth (Gomphrena) and cockscomb (Celosia) are cultivated as ornamentals; ...
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(Blood Leaf) These plants are grown for their richly colored leaves. They are natives to tropical America. There are between 20 and 25 species, but only a few are cultivated. I. Herbstii has purplish-red stems and leaves and will stay 12-20 inches tall if the shoots are pinched. Its variety aureoreticulata has oval, waxy leaves that are mid-green w...
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n] - genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs
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