General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10 to 20 feet
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small, globose, pulpy yellow to orange berries.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Wild Tobacco
  • Acnistus

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Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Growing by the river.
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10
Spent flowers.
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-10

photo credit:  Dinesh Valke
Location: Jena Botanical Garden, Germany.
Date: Spetember 16, 2007
credit: User:Carstor
Location: Costa Rica
Date: March
credit: Franz Xaver
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I think this is a mistake? by bonitin Dec 11, 2015 8:48 AM 5

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