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Butterfly pea

Clitoria ternatea

Photo by Pradeep Kumar
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Field Notes

Description:

Clitoria ternatea, common names including butterfly-pea, blue-pea, and cordofan-pea, is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family.

Habitat:

This plant is native to tropical equatorial Asia, but has been introduced to Africa, Australia and America.

Notes:

This flower was spotted near my home and its color is nice..

Species ID Suggestions

Butterfly Pea

Clitoria
Sachin Zaveri
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PublishedJune 15, 2013

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