Red Wildflower
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Name: Erythrina
flabelliformis Common Name: Coralbean, Southwestern Coral Bean Flower Color: Red Plant Type: Tree, Shrub, Perennial, Deciduous Height: To 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, but usually much less Date Observed: May 15, 2004 Notes: Poisonous. The 3 inch (7.6 cm) long flowers are in showy terminal clusters and they attract hummingbirds. The flowers appear before the plants leaf out and are followed by large, brown pods with large, attractive, highly toxic, red beans. The green leaves are divided into 3 fan-shaped leaflets. |
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