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powder-puff or fairy duster

Calliandra emarginata

Photo by SusanEllison
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Field Notes

Description:

The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs and rarely small trees growing 0.5–6 m tall, with bipinnate leaves. The flowers have numerous long slender stamens, and are produced in cylindrical or globose inflorescences; the stamens give rise to the common name of Powder-puff/ Powder puff Plant and Fairy Duster. These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.

Habitat:

this is found at the butterfly center houston.
It contains about 200 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas.

Notes:

Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Ingeae
Genus: Calliandra
Benth.

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Comments (7)

got it...it is correctly named now..thanks again ashish
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dwarf%20Powder%20Puff.html
Calliandra emarginata
Check Calliandra (Mimosaceae family) species...!!! It might be all seasonal flower.

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