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Spiral Ginger

costus speciosus

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica.

Notes:

I have seen this species everywhere in Costa Rica. We use this as a hedge line and at the same time for erosion control

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Costus speciosus

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El Color Rojo
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Paso Pacifico Survey
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PublishedNovember 4, 2011

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