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| − | |genus=Basella | + | |familia=Basellaceae |
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| | |species=alba | | |species=alba |
| | + | |common_name=Malabar spinach, Ceylon spinach, climbing/vine spinach |
| | + | |habit=vine-climber |
| | + | |Max ht box=3 |
| | + | |Max ht metric=m |
| | + | |lifespan=perennial |
| | + | |exposure=sun |
| | + | |features=edible |
| | |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
| | + | |min_zone=10 |
| | + | |max_zone=12 |
| | |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! | | |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |
| − | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Basella alba-2.JPG |
| | |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| | + | |image_caption=Basella alba |
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| − | | name = ''Basella alba''
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| − | | common_names = Malabar spinach, Ceylon spinach, climbing/vine spinach
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| − | | growth_habit = vine
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| − | | high = 9m (10 ft)
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| − | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| − | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| − | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| − | | lifespan = perennial
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| − | | exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| − | | water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| − | | features = edible leaves
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| − | | hardiness = frost tender
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| − | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| − | | usda_zones = 10+
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| − | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| − | | color = IndianRed
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| − | | image = Basella alba-2.JPG
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| − | | image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| − | | image_caption = Basella alba
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| − | | regnum = Plantae
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| − | | divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| − | | classis = Magnoliopsida
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| − | | ordo = Caryophyllales
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| − | | familia = Basellaceae
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| − | | genus = Basella
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| − | | species = alba
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| | '''''Basella alba''''' is a [[perennial]] [[vine]] originating in the tropics where it is widely used as a [[leaf vegetable]]{{wp}}. It is in flower from May to September, and the seeds ripen from July to October[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Basella+alba]. | | '''''Basella alba''''' is a [[perennial]] [[vine]] originating in the tropics where it is widely used as a [[leaf vegetable]]{{wp}}. It is in flower from May to September, and the seeds ripen from July to October[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Basella+alba]. |
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