Wild Plantain, Balisier
Florists make the most of their brilliant, waxy bracts. These may point upward or dangle, forming flat planes or spirals, in hues from canary and chartreuse to flame and scarlet.
Wild Plantain [English]: Heliconia imbricata
Wild Plantain [English]: Heliconia bihai
Wild Plantain [English]: Heliconia caribaea
Wild Plum [English]: Prunus americana
Wild Plum [English]: Spondias purpurea ...
In the United States wild plantains are occasionally utilized locally for forage. The name plantain is also used for a starchy form of the ; the water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, is another unrelated species.
 See also: Plantain, Blue Phlox, Heliconia, Black Ash, Striped Maple
  
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