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Purple Wreath

Petrea volubilis

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

lavender blooms on an inflorescence

Habitat:

urban

Notes:

These were growing at park in the city of Curitiba in southwest Brazil. They are native to Mexico and Central America.

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