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Achiote

Bixa orellana

Photo by leberk
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Growing in disturbed area near park headquarters

Notes:

Also known as annatto; seeds used as red food coloring

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Comments (1)

Isn't cheddar cheese often colored with annatto?
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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