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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in Jan, 2008 ...
I've written earlier that the "Orchid House", not only has a rich collection of orchids but also beautiful bromeliads and some tropical plants/trees like Acacia, Nepethenes [Pitcher plants] ... and even a few cactus varities ...
Bullhorn Acacia .... Acacia cornigera [family: Fabaceae], is a swollen-thorn acacia native to Mexico and Central America. The common name of "bullhorn" refers to the large, enlarged, hollowed-out swollen thorns that occur in pairs at the base of leaves, and resemble the horns of a steer. In Yucatan area, [where the bullhorn acacia thrives] it is called "subín". The thorns are technically called stipular spines ...
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