Originated in the Brazilian savannah, the Calliandra tweediei is a native plant to the Atlantic Forest. Its sturdy bushes spread out and up to four meters high and occur naturally in humid environments and along rivers, holding strong through floods and temporary submersions.

It is pollinized by bees and wasps; however, ants, flies, bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds like to visit their flowers. Their dispersion is made through autochory, in which their seeds are expelled and carried by the wind or by the water in the rivers.

Opposed to other Calliandras, the Calliandra tweediei flowers best when it is cold. Its perennial leaves close at night and its fruits appear in the summer after blooming.

It blooms throughout the year and its flowers constitute of delicate bristles that spread out like a pompom.

Caliandras’ roots are associated with bacteria that fixate nitrogen, improving the soil’s nutrient’s cycle, making them especially important plants in damaged areas as they promote soil fertility.

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