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prickly umbrella
Wercklea ferox
Wercklea ferox is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
From the article Wercklea ferox on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru, where it occurs in a very large area of 30000 km2 or more, where it grows in generally humid areas in open forests, along roadsides or rivers at altitudes of 0–2000 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The flowers are hummingbird pollinated. The flowers are visited by Phaethornis syrmatophorus and Phaethornis yaruqui hummingbirds.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
At the table
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, but it is rare in cultivation. Wercklea ferox can be used for its jute like fibres. The strong, flexible fibres are more durable than jute.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Wercklea ferox in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 431737.