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

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III Region, Juntas Valeriano, Chile
Altitude: 1600-1900 m. 11 01, 2007

Species:	Phacelia cumingii (Benth) A.Gray
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
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Record:	1471
	About 9 Phacelia in Chile and 5 in our data base.
	About 13 Hydrophyllaceae in Chile and 5 in our data base.




	Native Very Frequent Height: 15 cm. No ornamental value (C)

INTRODUCTION

Image of Phacelia cumingii (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Phacelia cumingii

III Region, Juntas Valeriano, Chile
Altitude: 1600-1900 m. 11 01, 2007

Plant type: Annual

Flower: White, 5 petals

Height: 15 cm.

Image of Phacelia cumingii (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Phacelia cumingii

III Region, Juntas Valeriano, Chile
Altitude: 1600-1900 m. 11 01, 2007

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

High altitude close to the timber line
Medium altitude up to the timber line

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:

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

No ornamental value (C)

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 8. The plant tolerates low temperatures (-8° C), can tolerate occasional snow cover for up to a couple of weeks per year.

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More species from the same Hydrophyllaceae family in our data base:

Phacelia cumingii