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silver teaspoons
Kalanchoe bracteata
Kalanchoe bracteata, commonly known as silver teaspoons or silver spoons, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is around 1.5 feet (46 cm) high, and has inflorescences with three or more flowers. The species is native to Madagascar, and was described in 1891.
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Description
Kalanchoe bracteata grows to around 1.5 feet (46 cm) high. When young, the branches have four sides. The leaves are 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long, around 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) wide, and have 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) stems. The inflorescences have three or more flowers. The flower stems are up to 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The bracts are over 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The calyx is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long, and divided nearly to the base. The corolla is around 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long, and around 5 millimetres (0.20 in) wide at the base.
Range & habitat
Kalanchoe bracteata is endemic to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Madagascar.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 345562.