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Botanical details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Calliandra
- Genus description
Calliandra are a genus within the pea family and can be herbaceous perennials, shrubs or, very rarely, small trees. They have bipinnate leaves and globose flowerheads which earn the nickname 'powder puff' or 'fairy duster' plants
- Name status
Correct
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