FABACEAE - - Legume Family

Erythrina herbacea Linnaeus — Coral Bean, Cardinal-spear

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{Erythrina herbacea}
Flowers (Photo: Alan Cressler)

{Erythrina herbacea}
Flowers (Photo: Alan Cressler)


{Erythrina herbacea}
Flowers (Photo: Alan Cressler)

{Erythrina herbacea}
Flowers / Leaves (Photo: Bobby Hattaway)

Habitat:

Maritime forests, dry sandy woodlands, sandhills in the outer Coastal Plain.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Erythrina herbacea

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].




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