Species
Calliandra brevipes
Etymology
brevipes: short foot
Authority
Calliandra brevipes Benth.
Family
Fabaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Habitat
A casual weed of Auckland City where it has naturalised from seed in several urban parks and at the Auckland Zoological Gardens
Similar Taxa
Calliandra tweedii Benth. is similar but has yellow-green leaves and red flowers. It rarely sets seed but suckers profusely
Flowering
October - February
Flower Colours
Red / Pink,White
Fruiting
Year round
Year Naturalised
2004
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Life Cycle Comments
Long-lived shrub to small tree
Reproduction
By seed
Seed
Long-lved, hard-shelled -forms a large seed bank
Dispersal
By gravity and water
Tolerances
Drought tolerant
This page last updated on 8 May 2011