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Pink Fairy Duster

Calliandra eriophylla

Description:

Pink Fairy Duster is a low spreading shrub which is native to deserts and arid grasslands in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas and Mexico. The flowers, which appear between late winter and late spring, have dense clusters of pale to deep pink stamens and are about 5 cm (2 in) wide.The shrub is usually between 20 and 50 cm (8 and 20 in) high and has bipinnate leaves. Wikipedia.

Habitat:

Rocky terrain in semi desert.

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Pink Fairy Duster
Calliandra eriophylla Calliandra eriophylla


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1 Comment

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you Sukanya Datta for the ID and the link.

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 13, 2014
Submitted on Jun 20, 2014

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