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Coral bean

Erythrina herbacea

Photo by suzmonk
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Field Notes

Description:

Showy wildflower in the legume family. Woody stems ... can grow to be a small tree in the right climate. Gets its name from the knobby pods with bright red seeds that develop in the fall. Found throughout Southeast U.S.

Habitat:

Near the shore of a lake

Notes:

Other common names: Cherokee bean, Red cardinal, Cardinal spear.<br>
In Louisiana, known as Mamou.

Reference Links:

Cherokee Bean (Erythrina herbacea) - Information on Cherokee Bean, Erythrina herbacea, Eythrina herbacea page

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Comments (3)
suzmonk
Hi Teresa, red things are always a problem, you never know. But, very cool plant ... I was surprised to learn that it could, under the right conditions, grow up to be a tree. Really? Well, yes, apparently so. Live and learn!
TeresaBurke
Very cool! Love the second pic. And yes to the computer iphone difference with photos, makes me crazy too! LOL.
suzmonk
Dang. This spotting made me a little crazy this morning. Because of its appearance ... startling how different a photo can look from one computer to another or to an iPhone. What a complicated world we live in, neh?

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedMay 25, 2014

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