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Stevia rebaudiana is a plant species in the genus Stevia of the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as candyleaf, sweetleaf or sugarleaf. [1] [2] It is a small seasonal plant which grows to a height of 30–60 centimetres (1–2 feet). [2] It has elongated leaves that grow along the stems and are lined up against each other.
Stevia (/ ˈ s t iː v i ə, ˈ s t ɛ v i ə /) [1] [2] is a sweet sugar substitute that is about 50 to 300 times sweeter than sugar. [3] It is extracted from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a plant native to areas of Paraguay and Brazil. [4] [5] The active compounds in stevia are steviol glycosides (mainly stevioside and rebaudioside).
The euasterids or core asterids are a group of 69 interrelated families in 15 orders of flowering plants. [3] [4] [a] They tend to have petals that are fused with each other and with the bases of the stamens, and just one integument (covering) around the embryo sac. [3]
Stevia (/ ˈ s t iː v i ə, ˈ s t ɛ v i ə /) [2] [3] [4] [5] is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to subtropical ...
Stevia plummerae, or Plummer's candyleaf, [2] is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango. [3] It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. Leaves are opposite in arrangement with coarsely serrated margins. [4] It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600 ...
Bidens alba is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles, or butterfly needles. [1] Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds, and alba refers to the white ray florets. [2]
Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute made from the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana. Stevia may also refer to: Stevia rebaudiana, the plant species used for making stevia sweeteners; Stevia, the genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs that includes Stevia rebaudiana
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