Smoke plant

I took this photo at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. The plant is in full bloom and looks exotic and strange. The smoke plant is in the poison ivy family (Anacardiaceae) but it is OK to touch! It grows into a large shrub, over 10 feet high, and it needs trimming so that it doesn't get too rangy. I took this photo because of the strange texture of the flowers.

 

 

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