Fairy Duster, Calliandra eriophylla

Date

1958

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

E.R. (Jim) Blakley

Location Information

Place Name

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Country:

United States

State:

California

County:

Santa Barbara

City:

Santa Barbara

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

Flower Close-up, Inflorescense

General Subject

Plant Pictures

Image & Format Details

Index Number

SL_05281

Decade

1950s

Photo Orientation

Landscape

Collection

SBBG Library Archives

Image & Format Tags

Color photograph

Film Type

Kodachrome