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Accession Data:

Gunnera prorepens Hook.f.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Gunneraceae Meissner.

  • Country of Origin: New Zealand
  • Habitat: lowland and subalpine damp or boggy places

  • Culture: Prefers boggy places, pots can be in shallow standing water similar conditions to many carnivorous plants.
  • USDA Zone: 8-9

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700128
  • Source: Forest Farm
  • Accession Date: 08-24-2007
  • Bench: 2315 - Lily Pond
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-09-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Gunnerales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Gunneraceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
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References (internal):

  • Accessions having Cyanobacteria-Plant Symbioses
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Zealand North / New Zealand South

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, 28 May, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, 28 May, 2019.

data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:51:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Gunnera prorepens

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Current Accessions in the Gunneraceae

  • Gunnera prorepens
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