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red powder puff
Calliandra haematocephala
Calliandra haematocephala
red powder puff Pea Family
Calliandra haematocephala Fabaceae
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common names
  red powder puff
  red powderpuff
accepted scientific name
  Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.
rules for finding collection records
  Calliandra haematocephala (39)
family name
  • Fabaceae
Image Author: ©2007 Forest And Kim Starr
Image License: CC BY
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Category: Shrubs, Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 2 to 3 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Compound
Plant Observed 3rd week of August thru 3rd week of April
Native to Bolivia. Cultivated in Hawaii.

How Likely at this Location (14%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (81%)
where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Forest
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Calliandra haematocephala   Hassk.   (TSN: 506351, Index: 699)


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