Spanish Shawl

Heterocentron elegans

Heterocentron elegans is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae.
Trailing Lasiandra Native to Mexico. Also commonly known as Spanish shawl. An evergreen, prostrate perennial with dense sprawling green foliage, red stems and very colourful flushes of magenta open faced flowers from spring through to autumn. Each flower 30 mm diameter. Australia,Flora,Geotagged,Heterocentron elegans,Melastomataceae,Myrtales,Spanish Shawl,Spanish shawl,Spring,botany,macro,new south wales,pink flowers,trailing Lasiandra

Appearance

Carpet forming ground cover with tiny dark-green leaves. It has bright, cyclamen like, magenta to mauve flowers.

Distribution

Native to Central America

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterocentron
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMelastomataceae
GenusHeterocentron
SpeciesHeterocentron elegans
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Australia