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Image of Tweedia birostrata
IV Region, Mineral de Talca, Chile
Altitude: 248 m. 09 15, 2006
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Species: | Tweedia birostrata (Hook. et Arn.) | |
Family: | Asclepiadaceae | ![]() |
Order: | Gentianales | |
Chilean Name: | Zahumerio , Voquicillo | |
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Record: | 0699 |
About 2 Tweedia in Chile and 1 in our data base. | |
About 13 Asclepiadaceae in Chile and 5 in our data base. |
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Native Not Frequent
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INTRODUCTION |
Image of Tweedia birostrata IV Region, Mineral de Talca, Chile
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DESCRIPTION
Flower: White, without information on the number of petals
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Image of Tweedia birostrata IV Region, Mineral de Talca, Chile
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HABITATIn Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:
Habitat according to altitude: Low altitude, interior valleys
Watering conditions: Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Light conditions: Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.
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Image of Tweedia birostrata IV Region, Mineral de Talca, Chile
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USES
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Image of Tweedia birostrata IV Region, Mineral de Talca, Chile
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GROWING TIPSThis 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).
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More photos (1) of Tweedia birostrata (Hook. et Arn.) available here |
More species from the same Asclepiadaceae family in our data base: Diplolepsis menziesii (Voqui amarillo / Voquicillo) Tweedia birostrata (Zahumerio / Voquicillo) |