Iresine angustifolia
White Snowplant
Also known as: Alternanthera linearis Bello +12 more
- Alternanthera linearis Bello
- Cruzeta elatior (A.Rich. ex Willd.) M.Gómez
- Iresine acutifolia Sw. ex Moq.
- Iresine arenaria Standl.
- Iresine edmonstonei Hook.fil.
- Iresine elatior Rich.
- Iresine elatior var. tenuifolia Moq.
- Iresine lanceolata Moq.
- Iresine laxissima S.F.Blake
- Iresine laxissima var. ecuadoriensis Suess.
- Iresine racemosa Poir.
- Rosea elatior (A.Rich. ex Willd.) Mart.
- Xerandra elatior (A.Rich. ex Willd.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Iresine angustifolia (commonly known as White Snowplant) is a shrub belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.