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Region + Elevation + Light Requirements + Plant Type + Petal Color + Petal Number + Plant Height

1st Region: Lat: 18° - 21° Main Cities: Arica, Iquique.

Medium altitude up to the timber line (146)

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north. (105)

TreeTree (2)

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Yellow
Prosopis alba var. alba

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Green
Prosopis alba var. alba

ShrubShrub (44)

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Red, 5 petals
Acantholippia tarapacana

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Red, 5 petals
Verbena gynobasis

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Red, 7 - 14 petals
Mutisia acuminata

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Red, 14 petals and more
Pluchea absinthioides

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Red
Tetraglochin cristata

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Yellow, 2 petals
Calceolaria inamoena

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Yellow, 5 petals
Adesmia

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Yellow, 5 petals
Adesmia atacamensis

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Yellow, 5 petals
Adesmia spinosissima

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Yellow, 5 petals
Azorella compacta

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Yellow, 5 petals
Balbisia microphylla

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Yellow, 5 petals
Fabiana stephanii

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Yellow, 5 petals
Senna birostris var. arequipensis

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Yellow, 5 petals
Solanum lycopersicoides

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Yellow, 5 petals
Trixis cacolioides

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Chuquiraga spinosa subsp. rotundifolia

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Corryocactus brevistylus

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Diplostephium cinereum

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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White, 5 petals
Acantholippia punensis

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White, 5 petals
Acantholippia tarapacana

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White, 5 petals
Spergularia

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White, 5 petals
Tarasa operculata

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White, 5 petals
Verbenaceae sp. #2066

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White, 14 petals and more
Asteraceae sp. #2011

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White, 14 petals and more
Asteraceae sp. #2092

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White, 14 petals and more
Asteraceae sp. #2094

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White, 14 petals and more
Baccharis alnifolia

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White, 14 petals and more
Baccharis salicifolia

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White, 14 petals and more
Diplostephium cinereum

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Blue, 5 petals
Acantholippia punensis

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Blue, 5 petals
Dunalia spinosa

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Blue, 5 petals
Lampaya medicinalis

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum nitidum

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Blue, 5 petals
Verbenaceae sp. #2066

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No info
Ambrosia artemisioides

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No info
Atriplex imbricata

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No info
Ephedra breana

PerennialPerennial (26)

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Red, 5 petals
Caiophora cirsiifolia

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Red, 5 petals
Cristaria gracilis

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassicaceae sp. #2036

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Yellow, 5 petals
Mimulus glabratus

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Yellow, 5 petals
Quinchamalium chilense var. parviflorum

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Ranunculus cymbalaria

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Ranunculus uniflorus

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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White, 5 petals
Cerastium arvense

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White, 5 petals
Convolvulus arvensis

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White, 5 petals
Jaborosa caulescens

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White, 5 petals
Phacelia secunda

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White, 5 petals
Phacelia setigera

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White, 5 petals
Spergularia fasciculata

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White, 5 petals
ZZzz sp. #2057

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White, 14 petals and more
Hypochaeris taraxacoides

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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Blue, 5 petals
Phacelia secunda

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Blue, 5 petals
Phacelia setigera

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Blue, 5 petals
Tiquilia atacamensis

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Blue, 5 petals
Verbena sp. #2070

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No info
Distichlis spicata

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No info
Mastigostyla cyrtophylla

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No info
Nototriche estipulata

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No info
Nototriche rugosa

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No info
Oxychloe andina

AnnualAnnual (13)

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Red, 5 petals
Cistanthe amaranthoides

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Red, 5 petals
Cristaria gracilis

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Red, 5 petals
Hoffmannseggia doellii

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Yellow, 5 petals
Hoffmannseggia doellii

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Yellow, 5 petals
Madia sativa

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Tagetes multiflora

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Madia sativa

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White, 5 petals
Heliotropium curassavicum

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White, 5 petals
Nicotiana corymbosa

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White, 5 petals
Phacelia cumingii

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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Blue, 5 petals
Lupinus oreophilis

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1997

ClimberClimber (2)

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Red, 5 petals
Caiophora cirsiifolia

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Red, 7 - 14 petals
Mutisia hamata

Bulb PlantBulb Plant (1)

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No info
Mastigostyla cyrtophylla

CactusCactus (7)

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Red, 14 petals and more
Oreocereus hempellianus

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Red, 14 petals and more
Oreocereus leucotrichus

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Cumulopuntia boliviana ssp. ignescens

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Cumulopuntia sphaerica

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Tunilla chilensis

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Corryocactus brevistylus

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No info
Maihueniopsis atacamensis

No infoNo info (10)

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassicaceae sp. #2109

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Yellow, 5 petals
Asteraceae sp. #1984

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Asteraceae sp. #1984

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No info
Asteraceae sp. #1986

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No info
Asteraceae sp. #2075

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No info
Astragalus

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No info
Brassicaceae sp. #2010

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No info
Cardionema ramosissimum

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1991

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No info
ZZzz sp. #2061

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light. (21)

TreeTree (1)

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No info
Polylepis rugulosa

ShrubShrub (5)

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Red, 14 petals and more
Pluchea absinthioides

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Asteraceae sp. #2019

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1994

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No info
ZZzz sp. #2038

PerennialPerennial (8)

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Yellow, 2 petals
Bartsia sp.

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Yellow, 5 petals
Mimulus glabratus

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Ranunculus cymbalaria

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White, 5 petals
Cerastium arvense

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White, 5 petals
Spergularia fasciculata

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White
ZZzz sp. #1995

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum pulchellum

AnnualAnnual (5)

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Yellow, 5 petals
Madia sativa

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Madia sativa

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White, 5 petals
Nicotiana corymbosa

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1997

ClimberClimber (1)

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1994

CactusCactus (1)

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Tunilla chilensis

In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light. (9)

ShrubShrub (1)

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1994

PerennialPerennial (7)

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Red, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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Yellow
Asteraceae sp. #2039

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White, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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White, 5 petals
Cerastium arvense

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White, 14 petals and more
Asteraceae sp. #2039

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum pulchellum

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No info
Asteraceae sp. #2072

ClimberClimber (1)

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1994

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)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) (8)

ShrubShrub (2)

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White, 5 petals
Valeriana sp. #2026

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1993

PerennialPerennial (3)

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Red, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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White, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum pulchellum

No infoNo info (3)

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum

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No info
Asteraceae sp. #2027

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No info
ZZzz sp. #2028

Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca).Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca). (2)

PerennialPerennial (1)

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No info
Distichlis spicata

CactusCactus (1)

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Cumulopuntia sphaerica

No infoNo info (1)

ShrubShrub (1)

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White, 7 - 14 petals
Asteraceae sp. #1992