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Quesnelia arvensis
Quesnelia arvensis is a species of bromeliad in the genus Quesnelia.
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Description
Quesnelia arvensis grows up to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall and wide. The leaves are dark green and have a silver banding on the underside; the leaves are marked with conspicuous spines. It grows a white stalk with a red bloom containing hidden blue petals.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil. It grows along the coast on moss and organic material in swampy forest areas, where it is shady, humid, and wet.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 847571.