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Mussaenda or red flag bush

Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn.

Photo by SusanEllison
Published on Project Noah
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29.7629, -95.3831

Field Notes

Habitat:

at the houston butterfly center.
native to tropical west africa

Notes:

http://www.eol.org/pages/29263

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
SusanEllison
well...it is not growing in my yard...so I am not going to be able...sorry dan
Dan Doucette
Mussaenda is a genus of plants. It might not be Mussaenda, its just the red leaves around the flower really reminds me of them.Can you add the flower to this spotting once it blooms?
SusanEllison
i have a mussenda plant at garden but it does not bloom like this one. is mussenda a family group name?
Dan Doucette
I think Mussaenda, check out my spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6522160
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PublishedJune 18, 2011

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