This blog is a photo blog of things of interest happening at the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Shaving Brush Tree
This is in bloom now - the shaving brush tree - Pseudobombax ellipticum. it is in the malvaceae family (hibiscus) and is from Mexico. You'll notice there are no "typical" petals. The second photo is of new buds.
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