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Red tower ginger, spiral ginger

Costus comosus

Photo by dflo96797
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Can grow from 3-8 feet. The flower is waxy and shiny and red. The leaves are green and shiny like the flower. The top of the leaves are shiny too but the bottom is fuzzy.

Habitat:

Shady areas with lots of moisture.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Reza Hashemizadeh
Dflo, Please only post images of wildlife that you have take yourself.....here is the link to Project Noah FAQ's for further info on Spottings and other thing ! http://www.projectnoah.org/faq
CanadaHawaii
This is also plagaraized http://wildlifeofhawaii.com/flowers/1254/costus-comosus-red-tower-ginger/
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PublishedMarch 9, 2013

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