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Accession Data:

Calliandra californica Benth.

  • Common Name: Baja Fairy Duster, Zapotillo
  • Family: Fabaceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Anneslia californica

  • Country of Origin: Mexico: Baja California
  • Habitat: Desert shrub with red flowers pollinated by hummingbirds

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202400059
  • Source: URI greenhouses
  • Provenance: 
    Seed from University of Rhode Island greenhouses, sown Dec 21, 2022
  • Accession Date: 07-16-2024
  • Bench: 2214 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 07-16-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Fabales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • SubFamily: Mimosoideae
  • Tribe: Ingeae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northwest

References (external):

data regenerated on Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:24:10 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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