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| Latin plant name
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Gunnera |
| Common plant name
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Gunnera |
| Plant type
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Herbaceous flowering plant |
| Size (meters)
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< 6 m |
| Distinguishing features
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The stalks of G. tinctoria (nalcas), from Southern Chile and Argentina, are edible. Their principal use is fresh consumption, but also they are prepared in salads, liquor or marmalade. Leaves of this species are used in covering curanto (a traditional Chilean food).
Gunnera perpensa is used as a source of traditional medicine in Southern Africa.
In the British islands gunnera is used as a decoration plant in gardens. |
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