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Elatostema grande

Family
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Lord Howe I.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Elatostema grande is a flowering plant in the nettle family. The specific epithet alludes to the relatively large leaves and inflorescences.

Where it grows

The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is uncommon but widespread in the southern forests of the island, with a preference for mesic habitats.

Other Elatostema plants

Elatostema montanum · Rainforest spinach · Elatostema rugosum · Elatostema stipitatum · Umbrella Elatostema · Elatostema

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elatostema grande by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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