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Lobster Claws

Heliconia pendula

Photo by soubry
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40.4406, -79.9959

Field Notes

Notes:

Located at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

Species ID Suggestions

Bird of Paradise
elapj
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Heliconia, Bird of Paradise is quite different.
alicelongmartin
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Lobster claws

Heliconia pendula

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Lavanya Kondapalli
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Comments (2)
Chiclet
that is found in the forests in trinidad
Latimeria
Lavanya is right on the money with this one. I assume this spotting was in some kind of herbarium or something? Pittsburgh isn't exactly their native habitat!
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PublishedApril 22, 2011

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