Fabaceae
Red powderpuff
Calliandra haematomma
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Calliandra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Red powderpuff
Synonyms
- Acacia haematoma DC.
- Acacia haematomma Bertero ex DC.
- Anneslia haematomma (DC.) Britton
- Calliandra colletioides var. gonavensis Bassler
- Calliandra haematomma var. genuina Urb.
- Calliandra haematomma var. minutifolia J.F.Macbr.
- Feuilleea haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- March, May, December (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Ryan Ramírez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robin White, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robin White, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stuart Cable, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stuart Cable, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.