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Calliandra californica

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Family: Fabaceae · Genus: Calliandra

Calliandra californica

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Calliandra californica, the Baja fairy duster, is an evergreen, woody shrub, native to Baja California, Mexico. In Spanish, the plant is also known vernacularly as tabardillo, zapotillo or chuparosa. The flowers, which appear in early summer, have clusters of red stamens. The shrub is usually 0.6–1.8 metres in height and has bipinnate leaves. The leaves have been described as "fern-like." Leaves close at night time.

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