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Life Form:

Semi-evergreen shrub/sub-shrub

Bloom Characteristics:

Yellow flowers have 5 petals and 10 long, bright red stamens. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) long, with stamens that are 4-5" (10.2-12.7 cm) long.

Foliage Characteristics:

Leaves have 8-12 pairs of pinnae that each have 7-11 pairs of elliptic leaflets. Leaves are 4-8" (10.2-20.3 cm) long, and leaflets are .5" (1.3 cm) long.

Fragrance:

Unpleasant (leaves, when bruised)

Fruit Characteristics:

Fruits are straight to curved, flattened seed pods which explode open when ripe. Pods are covered in dense, redish hairs when young. Fruits are 2-5" (5-12.7 cm) long.

Plant Size:

7-10' tall x 7-10' wide (2.1-3 x 2.1-3 meters)

Structure:

Irregularly rounded

Range:

N Central Chile to Uruguay

Habitat:

Subtropical

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Common Name:

Bird of paradise

Desert bird of paradise

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Erythrostemon

Species:

gilliesii

Accession Number:

2022-0829A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection

On Display:

Enid A. Haupt Garden

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7d33cf0c0-6ae1-4423-80e8-6d4fa8a7ed82

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0829A