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: 2213 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 06-01-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Fabales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fabaceae
- SubFamily: Mimosoideae
- Tribe: Ingeae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northwest
References (external):
data regenerated on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:24:51 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
Images:
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Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days