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Flamingo Flower or Boy Flower

Anthurium

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Field Notes

Description:

The stems are short to elongate with a length between 15 and 30 cm. The simple leaves come in many shapes; most leaves are to be found at the end of the stems, although terrestrial plants show less of this pachycaul tendency.

Habitat:

Spotted at Niagara parks Butterfly Conservatory, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

The species has neotropical distribution; mostly in wet tropical mountain forest of Central America and South America, but some in semi-arid environments. Most species occur in Panama, Colombia, Brazil, the Guiana Shield and Ecuador

Species ID Suggestions

Flamingo Flower

Anthurium

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PublishedApril 29, 2011

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