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Neoregelia spectabilis (T.Moore)
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Synonym
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Aregelia spectabilis
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Family
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Bromeliaceae
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Local name
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English- fingernail plant
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Distribution
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Widely distributed in tropical America.
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Habitat
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Cultivated
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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Used as ground cover and ornamental.
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Key botanical characters:
Leaves to 16 inches long, 1.5 inches
wide, gray striped beneath, green above with red tips, the inner margined
with purple; flowers blue, to 1.6 inches long.
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