Latin name: Calliandra californica
  Pronunciation: kal-ee-AN-dra ka-li-FOR-ni-ka

  Common name: Baja fairy duster
  Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  Habitat: Garden escape and in cultivation, native to
  Baja California

  Blooming period: Summer
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Calliandra
  2) californica
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