Height: 15 cm.

No ornamental value (C)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Lycopodium magellanicum

X Region, Puyehue, Chile
Altitude: 400-1400 m. 03 22, 2007

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Fern

Height: 15 cm.

Image of Lycopodium magellanicum

X Region, Puyehue, Chile
Altitude: 400-1400 m. 03 22, 2007

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Medium altitude up to the timber line
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 shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.
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)

Image of Lycopodium magellanicum

X Region, Puyehue, Chile
Altitude: 400-1400 m. 03 22, 2007

USES

No ornamental value (C)

Image of Lycopodium magellanicum

IX Region, Llaima, Chile
Altitude: 1200-1900 m. 03 17, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This 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 Licopodiaceae family in our data base:

Lycopodium magellanicum (Pimpinela/Licopodio/Palmita/Lllanka-lawen)