species: Colletia paradoxa
common name: anchor plant
family: Rhamnaceae
where & when encountered: Catalina Island, CA - 2016
This strikingly odd plant, which to me looks like a flock of oragami birds or airplanes, is native to South America but was seen at the Wrigley Botanic Garden on Catalina Island. The genus is named for the French botanist Philibert Collet (1643-1718).
Or some sort of hardware item found at Ace.
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