09 November, 2009

Bougainvillea


Bougainvillea
Originally uploaded by MichaelDuquetteFowler
Such a beautiful plant. We found plenty of it growing in Central Florida.

Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina. The plant was discovered in Brazil in 1768, by Philibert Commerçon, French Botanist accompanying French Navy admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville during his voyage of circumnavigation.

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