''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the

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tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning " wooly", referring to the trichome-covered flowers. Bloodleaf is a common name for those species that have colored foliage, and these are often cultivated as ornamental plants. Some species are additives to versions of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca.

Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Iresine ajuscana'' Suess. & Beyerle *'' Iresine alternifolia'' S.Watson *''

Iresine angustifolia ''Iresine angustifolia'' (common name in English: white snowplant, in Spanish: arlomo) is a plant in the genus ''Iresine'' of the family Amaranthaceae. Description It is an herbaceous plant; it usually grows to 1.5 meters. in most cases it has ...

'' Euphrasén – White snowplant *'' Iresine arbuscula'' Uline & W.L.Bray *''

Iresine arrecta ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", refer ...

'' Standl. *''

Iresine borschii ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", referr ...

'' Zumaya & Flores Olv. *''

Iresine cassiniiformis ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", referr ...

'' S.Schauer *'' Iresine chrysotricha'' (Suess.) Borsch, Flores Olv. & Kai Müll. *'' Iresine cubensis'' Borsch, Flores Olv. & Kai Müll. *'' Iresine diffusa'' Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (= ''Iresine celosia, Iresine celosioides, Iresine canescens, Iresine paniculata'' (L.) Kuntze, ''Iresine elongata'') – Juba's bush *'' Iresine discolor'' Greenm. *'' Iresine domingensis'' Urb. *'' Iresine flavescens'' Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. – Yellow bloodleaf *'' Iresine flavopilosa'' Suess. *'' Iresine hartmanii'' Uline *'' Iresine hebanthoides'' Suess. *'' Iresine herbstii'' Hook. ex Lindl. – Herbst's bloodleaf *'' Iresine heterophylla'' Standl. – Standley's bloodleaf *'' Iresine interrupta'' Benth. *'' Iresine jaliscana'' Uline & W.L.Bray *'' Iresine latifolia'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) Benth. & Hook.f. *''

Iresine laurifolia ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", referr ...

'' Suess. *'' Iresine leptoclada'' (Hook.f.) Henrickson & S.D.Sundb. – Texas shrub *'' Iresine nigra'' Uline & W.L.Bray *''

Iresine orientalis ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", referr ...

'' G.L.Nesom *''

Iresine palmeri ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", referr ...

'' (S.Watson) Standl. – Palmer's bloodleaf *''

Iresine pedicellata ''Iresine pedicellata'' is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References pedicellata Endemic flora ...

'' Eliasson ( Ecuador) *''

Iresine pringlei ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning " wooly", ...

'' S.Watson *''

Iresine rhizomatosa ''Iresine rhizomatosa'' is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to the Americas. In the United States, it has a spotty distribution, being concentrated in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains and along the coast. It is often f ...

'' Standl. – Rootstock bloodleaf *''

Iresine rotundifolia ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", referr ...

'' Standl. *''

Iresine rzedowskii ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning "wooly", referr ...

'' Zumaya, Flores Olv. & Borsch *''

Iresine schaffneri ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the Americas, American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek word ε� ...

'' S.Watson *''

Iresine sousae ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the Americas, American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek word ε� ...

'' Zumaya, Borsch & Flores Olv. *'' Iresine stricta'' Standl. *''

Iresine valdesii ''Iresine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (''erios''), meaning " wooly", ...

'' Zumaya, Flores Olv. & Borsch

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Aerva javanica ''Aerva javanica'', the kapok bush or desert cotton, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It has a native distribution incorporating much of Africa (including Madagascar), and the south-west and south of Asia, and it has become adve ...

'' (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. (as ''I. javanica'' Burm.f. or ''I. persica'' Burm.f.) *''

Hebanthe grandiflora ''Hebanthe'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Mexico to southern tropical America. The genus was first described by Carl von Martius. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) ...

'' (Hook.) Borsch & Pedersen (as ''I. grandiflora'' Hook.) *''

Pedersenia macrophylla ''Pedersenia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. Its native range is mainland tropical America, from Honduras to Paraguay, and Puerto Rico and the Windward Islands. The genus name of ''Pedersenia'' is in honou ...

'' (R.E.Fr.) Holub (as ''I. macrophylla''

R.E.Fr. (Klas) Robert Elias Fries (11 July 1876, Uppsala – 29 January 1966, Stockholm), the youngest son of Theodor Magnus Fries (1832–1913) and grandson of Elias Magnus Fries(1794–1878) and an expert on mushrooms. A Swedish botanist who was a ...

) *'' Pedersenia argentata'' (Mart.) Holub (as ''I. argentata'' (Mart.) D.Dietr. or ''I. elatior'' Sieber ex Moq.) *''

Pfaffia glomerata ''Pfaffia glomerata'' is a medicinal plant native to Argentina, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat ...

'' (A.Spreng.) Pedersen (as ''I. glomerata'' A.Spreng.)

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* Ayahuasca Amaranthaceae genera {{Amaranthaceae-stub