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Calliandra inaequilatera - Red powder puff

Fabaceae Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.

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Petal # 7+

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Fabaceae Family

Calliandra Genus

Location

Brazil

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Fabaceae

Bean Family

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Nitrogen Bean Clad

Bean-Like Class

Real Rose Class

Rose-Like Class

Main, Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Eudicots

Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Mesangiospermae

Half Capsule Seed Division

Magnolia Division

Seed Plants

Real Land Plants

Multiple Spore Sub-Kingdom

Stomatophytes

Air Pores Sub-Kingdom

Embryophytes

Multicellular Land Plants

Streptobionta

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Plantae

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Eukaryota

Cells with a Nucleus

General Information

Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Legume
Native to Bolivia. Grows fast to 10 feet or more with equal spread. Its beauty has carried it into harsher areas than zones 22 - 24*; in zones 13 and 16 - 21 it requires special protection of over hang or warm sunny wall. In form, it's a natural espalier. Foliage not as feathery as that of C. tweedii **; leaflets longer, broader, and darker -- glossy copper when new, turning to dark metallic green. Big puffs (2 - 3 inches across) of silky stamens, watermelon pink, are produced October - March. (1)
* Western Garden zones as opposed to USDA zones - Pasadena is zone 21.
** Trinidad flame bush, or Brazilian flame bush

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