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shell ginger
Alpinia zerumbet
Alpinia zerumbet
shell ginger ginger
Alpinia zerumbet Zingiberaceae
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common names
  shell ginger
  shellplant
  shellflower
accepted scientific name
  Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm.
rules for finding collection records
  Alpinia zerumbet (127)
  Alpinia nutans (12)
  Alpinia speciosa (1)
  Catimbium speciosum (1)
  Languas speciosa (1)
family name
  • Zingiberaceae
Image Author: Forest And Kim Starr
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Category: Wildflowers
Petal colors: color color color color
Flower size is about 2 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Introduced. Native to East Asia.

Plant Showiness (72%)
where plant found
mag select

Forest
Riparian
Sand
Wetland
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Meadow
Grassland
Epiphyte
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Alpinia zerumbet   (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm.   (TSN: 182557, Index: 609)


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