Erythrina flabelliformis Kearney

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall. The stems are white and have a velvety coating. The flowers are in crowded groups at the ends of branches are a bright red. The fruit tapers to the end and has short dense hairs. The seeds are oval and 16 mm across.

Warm, dry rocky slopes, washes, and canyons of foothills and mountains in upper desert, desert grassland, and oak woodland zones; at elevations from 900-1,500 metres.

Caution: The seed coats are very poisonous.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.