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Image of Asteranthera ovata
IX Region, Camino Huerquehue - Pucon, Chile
Altitude: 800-1200 m. 02 18, 2006
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| Species: | Asteranthera ovata (Cav.) Hanst. | |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |  |
| Order: | Scrophulariales | |
| Chilean Name: | Estrellita | |
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| Record: | 0177 |
| About 1 Asteranthera in Chile and 1 in our data base. | |
| About 3 Gesneriaceae in Chile and 3 in our data base. |
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Excellent ornamental value (A +) |
INTRODUCTION |
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Image of Asteranthera ovata IX Region, Camino Huerquehue - Pucon, Chile
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DESCRIPTIONPlant type: Perennial Flower: Red, 5 petals
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Image of Asteranthera ovata IX Region, Camino Huerquehue - Pucon, Chile
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HABITATIn Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:
Habitat according to altitude: Medium altitude up to the timber line
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.
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 Asteranthera ovata IX Region, Camino Huerquehue - Pucon, Chile
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USESExcellent ornamental value (A +)
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Image of Asteranthera ovata IX Region, Camino Huerquehue - Pucon, Chile
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GROWING TIPSThis species has the following hardiness: USDA Hardiness Zone 7, even 6b. The plant tolerates low temperatures (-15° C even -20° C), it can be covered by snow for months (1 - 8 months).
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More species from the same Gesneriaceae family in our data base: Asteranthera ovata (Estrellita) |