Fabaceae

Baja fairy duster

Calliandra californica Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Calliandra

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Baja fairy duster: Photo of Calliandra californica at the Living Desert in Palm Desert, California — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Baja fairy duster, Tabardillo
Hebrew: קליאנדרה קליפורנית
hsb: Kaliforniska kaljandra

Synonyms

Anneslia californica (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Anneslia mixta Britton & Rose
Anneslia mucronulata Britton & Rose
Feuilleea californica (Benth.) Kuntze

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.