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Iresine angustifolia
Iresine angustifolia (common name in English: white snowplant, in Spanish: arlomo) is a plant in the genus Iresine of the family Amaranthaceae.
Iresine angustifolia occurs in the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies and some islands of the Caribbean. It can be found at middle to lower altitudes usually on banks near the coast but also on thickets and on dry districts.
It is not cultivated, however it is considered useful in traditional herbal medicine in treating the bites of the insect also known as arlomo.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iresine angustifolia 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.
