Portal:Argentina/Selected picture/Month 06, 2006

The Ceibo (Erythrina crista-galli) is a tree, the flower of which is the National Flower of Argentina. In English it is known as Cockspur coral tree The Erythrina crista-galli is a small tree, the girth of its trunk measuring 50-cm. Normally, it grows 5-8 meters tall, although some, such as the ceibos in the Argentine provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Tucuman, can grow up to 10-m. In the wild, it normally grows along water courses as well as in swamps and wetlands. In urban settings, it is often found growing in parks because of its bright red flowers. Picture archive