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Bougainvillea

bougainvillea sp.

Description:

Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, or trees. The flower is encased by yellowish bracts.

Habitat:

Urban Gardens

1 Species ID Suggestions

Raksha
Raksha 4 years ago
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea sp. Bougainvillea - Wikipedia


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2 Comments

TajSALDO
TajSALDO 4 years ago

Thank you for the information @SukanyaDatta!

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 4 years ago

What looks like petals are actually bracts. Bougainvillea flowers are insignificant but surrounded by brightly colored bracts; in this case, yellow.

TajSALDO
Spotted by
TajSALDO

Benguet, Philippines

Spotted on Dec 23, 2019
Submitted on Dec 29, 2019

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