Plant Name
Scientific Name: Rivina humilis
Common Names: Rougeplant, Rouge Plant, Pigeonberry, Pigeon Berry, Bloodberry, Coralito
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub, Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Riparian. This wildflower grows in shady canyons and riparian woodlands in the desert and upland areas.
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: To 39 inches (1 m) tall or more
Description: The flowers are in slender terminal racemes. The individual flowers are small and have 4 rounded, pink, white, or green sepals. The round, red berries contain a red dye and are often present at the same time as the flowers. The leaves are green, petiolate, and ovate, lanceolate, or triangular in shape. The stems are slender.
Special Characteristics
Poisonous – The entire plant is poisonous, especially the leaves. Although birds will eat the berries, they are also somewhat poisonous to humans.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Phytolaccaceae – Pokeweed family
Genus: Rivina L. – rivina
Species: Rivina humilis L. – rougeplant
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