naturalizedHeliconiaceae
Heliconia vellerigera
kitty kat heliconia
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Heliconia vellerigera is a plant species in the family Heliconiaceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica. It is a large herb up to 6 m (20 feet) tall with a pendulous inflorescence of 20-30 red-orange bracts covered with cinnamon-colored hairs.
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Where documented · 4 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 4 · GBIF 4 records