''Centella erecta'', or erect centella, is a member of the carrot family,
Apiaceae. It is a perennial herb found throughout
temperate
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regions of the Americas, from
New Jersey
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to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
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erecta
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Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Central America
Flora of the Caribbean
Flora of Colombia
Flora of Venezuela
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Chile
Flora of Paraguay
Flora of Uruguay
Plants described in 1940
Plants described in 1782
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