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|familia=Gunneraceae
|genus=Gunnera
|species=manicata
|common_name=Gunnera brasiliensis, Giant rhubarb
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Min ht box=6
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=10
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Min wd box=10
|Min wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=15
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|lifespan=perennial, annual
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=flowers, ground cover
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|flowers=red, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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Gunnera manicata, Lind. Fig. 1770. St. thick and very short, the titanic crown of lvs. rising from the ground: petioles often as tall as a man, prickly: blades becoming 5-10 ft. across, orbicular in general outline, variously lobed, crenate, furrowed and channelled along the great veins: fls. green: spikes dense and tapering, often more than 1 ft. diam. and 3-4 ft. tall. S.Brazil. I.H.31:531. Gn. 45, p. 21; 50, p. 455; 54, p. 385; 59, p. 327; 03, p. 127; 70, p. 179; 74, p. 451. G.C. III. 14:589; 29, suppl. Jan. 12. G.M. 54:101, 647. G.F. 8:55.—The crown of lvs. sometimes measures 25-35 ft. across, making a magnificent plant. This is the better species.

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==Species==
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==References==
<!--- xxxxx  *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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