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Rattlesnake Plant Calathea crotalifera

Rattlesnake Plant is an introduced perennial herb, found in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

More about this plant

Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant, rattle shaker or cascabel, is a species of flowering plant from the genus Calathea in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela, and it has been introduced to Hawai'i and Puerto Rico. Wikipedia →

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Size & form
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USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
Lifespan
Perennial
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Sources for this entry (9) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — US-RIIS v2.0 (USGS)
[07] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[08] Ecological value — GloBI
[09] County range — GBIF Open Data — open-licensed occurrences (CC0/CC-BY) → county
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