Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Bougainvillea, Bougainvillea glabra
















Common Name: Bougainvillea

Scientific Name: Bougainvilea glabra

Clade: Angiosperms

Date Collected: 4/26/11

Location Collected: In my backyard, in a strip of soil, hanging down and over a chain-link fence

Habitat: Growing in moderately dry soil, within two feet of other plants such as hydrangeas; exposed to direect sunlight most of the day; watered at least once a day

Nativity: Native to Brazil

Special Notes: This species of Bougainvillea is most commonly used for bonsai.  Its name comes from a French explorer named, Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

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