Accession #: 198500641
Accession Date: 1985-12-31
Common name: Bloodberry, Rouge Plant, Baby Pepper
Family: Phytolaccaceae
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Country of Origin: S. US & trop America
Description: Herbaceous plant to 4 feet, sometimes woody at base; leaves ovate to oblong, thin, to 4 inches long, petioles slender; racemes slender, loose, to 8 inches long; flowers greenish to rosy; fruit bright red, 3/16 inch in diameter.
Southern US and tropical America.
Fruit yields a red dye.
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USDA Zone: 7a-10b
Source: NYBG
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