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Spiral Ginger

Costus sp.

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

This plant has spiraling stems and the base of the plant (as seen in second photo) looks a little like bamboo.

Habitat:

Lake Mills Park

Reference Links:

Costus - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Tabris Tabarsi
I'm not sure, but this looked like a Costaceae family, aka. spiral ginger.

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PublishedApril 15, 2014

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