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poor man's umbrella

Gunnera insignis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 121, February 89, March 153, April 61, May 44, June 82, July 63, August 78, September 27, October 53, November 52, December 88.
Costa Rica911
Provincia Alajuela303
Provincia Cartago239
Provincia San José137
Provincia Guanacaste100
Provincia Heredia79
Provincia Puntarenas51
Panama27
Provincia de Chiriquí21
Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé6

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderGunneras and resurrection plants · Gunnerales
FamilyGunnera family · Gunneraceae
GenusGunneras · Gunnera

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