NATIONAL FLOWER OF ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY

Erythrina crista-galli is a small tree, the girth of its trunk measuring 50 cm. Normally it grows 5–8 meters tall, although some individuals, such as in the Argentine provinces ofSalta,Jujuy and Tucuman, can grow up to 10 m. The Ceibo was declared the national flower ofArgentina by the country's executive power on December 23 of 1942.

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