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Gunnera Tinctoria African Shrub
Gunnera Tinctoria is also called Chilean rhubarb native to Chile and Argentina.
Gunnera Tinctoria On Rooftop Garden Gunnera Tinctoria at Strybing Aboretum
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Gunnera Tinctoria On Rooftop Garden, At Salesforce Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, California

Gunnera tinctoria is a giant, clump-forming herbaceous perennial. The leaves can grow up to 2.5m across, cordate and palmate with up to 9-lobed margins. It has erect spikes of cone-shaped inflorescences (to 1m) from spring to early summer, with small flowers. The fruit is orange. The number of seeds is estimated from 80,000 per seedhead to 250,000 per plant.[from wikipedia]

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Gunnera Tinctoria at Strybing Aboretum, African Shrub

Also called Chilean rhubarb native to Chile and Argentina


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