Pink powderpuff

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Common name: pink powderpuff Scientific name: calliandra haematocephala Geographic area of origin: Bolivia Common uses/hazards/importance: common for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway Distinguishing features: bright pink (sometimes red) surface and pale pink to white inside. Date and method of arrival in Hawaii: brought to Hawaii by settlers. The year was not given Indigenous? No Endemic? No Invasive? No Also know as the "lehua haole" or foreign lehua