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Powder Puff Plant
Calliandra sp.
16.836, -91.2632
Field Notes
Description:
These flowers are like bottle brushes and grow on a small tree. The leaves are bilobed and close together like a book at night. The sections of the inflorescence fall separately to the ground. It is also called "Fairy Duster". The plant is in the pea family, Fabaceae.
Habitat:
Lacandon Jungle, Cascada Las Golondrinas, Chiapas.
Reference Links:
Calliandra
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 12, 2014
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