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clianthus

DEFINITIONS OF: clianthus

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n any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes

Synonyms:
glory pea
Types:
Clianthus formosus, Clianthus speciosus, Sturt pea, Sturt's desert pea, desert pea
sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia
Clianthus puniceus, parrot's beak, parrot's bill
evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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