Coralbean (Erythrina flabelliformis)

   
 

Fig. 1. Overview, plant form and foliage. Upper Clanton Draw, Peloncillo Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico. Sep 2004. Fig. 2. Overview, plant form and flowers. Texas Canyon, Dragoon Mountains., Cochise Co., Arizona. May 1996. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

 

Fig. 3. Flowers. Texas Canyon, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona. May 1996. Fig. 4. Foliage and fruit; note the bright red bean that gives the plant its common name. I-10 in Texas Canyon, near Dragoon, Cochise Co., Arizona. Sep 2004. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Coralbean
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Erythrina flabelliformis (err-rih-THRI-nuh fla-bell-ih-FORM-iss)
• Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
• Geographic Range: Southern Arizona and adjacent Mexico east to south-central New Mexico.
• Plant Form:
• Shrub to small tree.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 15 May 2006