(Caesalpinia gilliesii)aka: (Erythrostemon gilliesii); in Santa Fe in the Plant ID forum

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Anderwood

Jun 13, 2015 6:06 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Reid
North Branch, MN (Zone 4b)

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Horntoad

Jun 13, 2015 6:15 PM CST

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

Desert Bird of Paradise (Erythrostemon gilliesii)

wildflowersoftexas.com

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Zencat

Jun 13, 2015 7:04 PM CST

Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)

I second that. Pretty.

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frostweed

Jun 13, 2015 7:45 PM CST

Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

Did they change the scientific name of the Desert bird of Paradise?

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

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Horntoad

Jun 13, 2015 8:37 PM CST

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

I was going to put Caesalpinia gilliesii, but when I looked it up in our database this is what came up,with Caesalpinia gilliesii as a synonym. Most of what I find online show Erythrostemon gilliesii as the synonym.

wildflowersoftexas.com

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rattlebox

Jun 13, 2015 8:47 PM CST

Name: Ron
Naples, Florida (Zone 10a)

It would appear our database needs corrected.

Both the Catalogue of Life and The Plant List show Caesalpinia as the correct genus, with Erythrostemon gilliesii as a synonym. Erythrostemon gilliesii is not listed as an accepted name, only as a synonym of Caesalpinia gilliesii.

http://www.catalogueoflife.org...
http://www.theplantlist.org/tp...

@zuzu could you look at this?

[He] decided that if a few quiet beers wouldn't allow him to see things in a different light, then a few more probably would. - Terry Pratchett

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