Bougainvillea spectabilis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Great bougainvillea

2005 Luigi Rignanese

2003 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

2010 Moorea Biocode

2021 Ron Vanderhoff

2003 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

Bougainvillea spectabilis is a shrub that is not native to California.

Pests and Pathogens from Calinvasives


	Plant Range Observation Search (12 records) Plant Characteristics

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Genus:	Bougainvillea
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: DERMATITIS (THORNS)

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

More information about Bougainvillea spectabilis


USDA PLANTS Profile (BOSP6) BONAP Distribution Map	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/07/2022).