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Erytrina coralloides

Erythrina coralloides

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19.4325, -99.1332

Field Notes

Description:

Red flowers of a Leguminosae tree. Its interesting that leaves and seeds of E. americana and E. coralloides are poisonous, but flowers are edible...some people eat them fresh in salads or with scrambled egg.

Habitat:

its a common tree in temperate areas and xerophytic shrubland, its common in mexico city.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 24, 2013

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