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Stick-Pea (Calliandra)

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Stick-Pea Genus Details

This low growing, dense shrub is a member of the legume or Fabaceae family. Its leaves are composed of smaller leaflet sections, and the flowers are pink, arranged in a loose puff shape. They usually grow to 2 to 4 feet and thrive in drier, gravelly soil. Commonly, these plants are also called native fairy dusters.

Stick-Pea Allergy Info

Although other members of this family are sources of pollinosis, no reports of allergy to this genus were found.

Stick-Pea Pollen Description

No pollen description is currently available.

Species in This Genus

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Stick-Pea (Calliandra) is a genus of the FABACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:

Fairy-Duster (Calliandra eriophylla)

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Stick-Pea Genus Location

The shaded areas on the map indicates where the genus has been observed in the United States. Click the map to see a full scale version of these allergy areas.

- Native, observed in a county

- Introduced, observed in a county

- Rarely observed