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Cassia alata
The attractive shrub is named for its flower buds which grow in a column and look like fat yellow candles each complete with a flame! The leaves fold together at night. It was introduced to other tropical areas from the Americas and is now widely considered a weed.
Olympus XZ-1 Focal length : 40.8mm ; Exposure time 1/500 F2.8 ; ISO 100
Spotted on Nov 19, 2012
Submitted on Nov 21, 2012
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