{"id":4563,"date":"2009-03-17T06:45:33","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T06:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/science\/?p=14"},"modified":"2009-03-17T06:45:33","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T06:45:33","slug":"rattlesnake-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/science\/rattlesnake-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Rattlesnake Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rattlesnake Plant<\/strong>
\nColathea lancifolia
\nPrayer-Plant Family
\nGenus: Calathea
\nFamily: Marantaceae<\/em>
\nFolk\/Other names: Calatheas, Prayer Plants, “Silver Plate” (a particular breed), etc.<\/p>\n

Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 11-12
\nFrost Tolerance: Keep above 60\u00b0F (15\u00b0C)
\nSun Exposure: Shade
\nWatering Needs: Keep uniformly moist
\nAbout: The Rattlesnake Plant, of the Prayer-Plant Family, is of the Genus Calathea, and the family Marantaceae that contains several dozen species in the genus. Found throughout the tropical Americas, the plant is also found as a popular pot\/houseplant due to the decorative nature of the leaves or its colorful inflorescences.<\/p>\n

Folk\/Cultural Uses: Large and tough leaves often used for holding small items. Used unprocessed to wrap fish for transport in parts of Brazil; Handicraft to produce containers; Quivers of the Nukak people of Columbia; decorative Calathea-leaf rice containers in Thailand.<\/p>\n

Biological Importance: herbivores such as the caterpillars of the Purple Owl (Caligo beltrao) feed on C. zebrina. Several species of this plant are threatened with extinction due to habitat destruction.<\/p>\n

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\nRattlesnake Plant at National Arboretum from Brazil
\nSmithsonian, National Mall, Washington, D.C.More information: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calathea<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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