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Image of Arachnitis uniflora
VII Region, Placetas, Chile
Altitude: m. 11 26, 2009
Species: | Arachnitis uniflora Phil. | |
Family: | Corsiaceae | |
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Record: | 2207 |
About 1 Arachnitis in Chile and 1 in our data base. | |
About 1 Corsiaceae in Chile and 1 in our data base. |
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Native Rare
Height: 15 cm. Good ornamental value (A) |
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INTRODUCTIONThis is one of the strangest Chilean plants. It does not have any chlorophyll so that it can not generate its proper energy from the sunlight as almost all plants do. Instead it lives off fungi. |
Image of Arachnitis uniflora VII Region, Placetas, Chile
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DESCRIPTIONPlant type: Perennial Flower: White, 6 petals Height: 15 cm.
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Image of Arachnitis uniflora VII Region, Placetas, 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: Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).
Light conditions: 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)
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Image of Arachnitis uniflora VII Region, Placetas, Chile
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USESGood ornamental value (A)
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Image of Arachnitis uniflora VII Region, Placetas, 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 (20) of Arachnitis uniflora Phil. available here |
More species from the same Corsiaceae family in our data base: Arachnitis uniflora |