Aechmea fulgens, the coralberry, is a bromeliad, which is often used as an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in the following states: Bahia and Pernambuco. It has an upright open rosette shape and after blooming, becomes a reddish orange. It blooms one time before dying.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Coralberry bromeliad being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Aechmea
- Species
- Aechmea fulgens
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