Iresine herbstii

Iresine herbstii, or Herbst's bloodleaf,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. Some call this plant the chicken gizzard plant.[2]

  • Iresine herbstii in Funchal, Madeira
    Iresine herbstii in Funchal, Madeira
  • Iresine herbstii in Athens, Greece
    Iresine herbstii in Athens, Greece

Iresine herbstii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Iresine
Species:
I. herbstii
Binomial name
Iresine herbstii
Synonyms
  • Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Hook.) Pedersen

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Iresine herbstii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. "Bloodleaf Plant Care". Gardening KnowHow. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

Media related to Iresine herbstii at Wikimedia Commons

  • C Nencini, F Cavallo, G Bruni, A Capasso, V De Feo, (2006). "Affinity of Iresine herbstii and Brugmansia arborea extracts on different cerebral receptors", Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
  • "Chicken Gizzard". PlantCare. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.


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