Description and images of Hydrocotyle poeppigii (Tembladerilla), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii (Tembladerilla). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii

X Region, Hueicolla, Chile
Altitude: 0-200 m. 03 26, 2008

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Species:	Hydrocotyle poeppigii DC.
Family:	Apiaceae
Order:	Apiales
Chilean Name:	Tembladerilla
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Record:	0104
	About 8 Hydrocotyle in Chile and 4 in our data base.
	About 105 Apiaceae in Chile and 45 in our data base.




	Endemic Not Frequent Height: 30 cm. No ornamental value (C)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii (Tembladerilla). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii

X Region, Hueicolla, Chile
Altitude: 0-200 m. 03 26, 2008

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial

Flower: Green, 5 petals

Height: 30 cm.

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii (Tembladerilla). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii

X Region, Hueicolla, Chile
Altitude: 0-200 m. 03 26, 2008

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

The plant grows in water or it has its roots within a permanent water course. This corresponds to marshes, bogs, water courses, lake and river shores.
Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.
In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii (Tembladerilla). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii

X Region, Hueicolla, Chile
Altitude: 0-200 m. 03 26, 2008

USES

No ornamental value (C)

Useful properties:

Medicinal

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii (Tembladerilla). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Hydrocotyle poeppigii

X Region, Hueicolla, Chile
Altitude: 0-200 m. 03 26, 2008

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).