Gunneraceae
River pumpkin
Gunnera perpensa
- Family
- Gunneraceae
- Genus
- Gunnera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- River pumpkin
Synonyms
- Gunnera calthifolia Salisb.
- Gunnera perpensa var. alpina T.C.E.Fr.
- Gunnera perpensa var. angusta Schindl.
- Gunnera perpensa var. kilimandscharica Schindl.
- Perpensum blitispermum Burm.f.
Photos
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Annie and Annuals, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.