Calliandra eriophylla

Date

April 1965

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

Katherine K. Muller

A cluster of flowers consisting of red cores surrounded by white and red stamen grow on the end of several thin, woody stems.

Location Information

Country:

United States

State:

Arizona

County:

Yuma

Specific Location

Yuma, Arizona

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured

Fairy-duster (Calliandra eriophylla)

More Info

Alternative Common Names

Mesquite, False, False Mesquite, Falsemesquite, Baja Fairyduster

Native Status

Native

Plant Type/Growth Form

Shrub

CNPS Rare Plant Index

2B.3

Blooming Period

Spring, Winter

Plant Communities

Desert, Creosote Bush Scrub

Flower Color

Purple, Pink

Primary Plant Part

Whole Plant

General Subject

Plant Pictures

Image & Format Details

Index Number

SL_02641

Decade

1960s

Photo Orientation

Landscape

Collection

Katherine Muller

Image & Format Tags

Color photograph

Film Type

Kodachrome