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INTRODUCTION

Image of Adiantum chilense var. hirsutum

VII Region, Pelarco, Libueno, Chile
Altitude: 350 m. 01 05, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Fern

Height: 40 cm.

Image of Adiantum chilense var. hirsutum

VII Region, Pelarco, Libueno, Chile
Altitude: 350 m. 01 05, 2006

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
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.
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 Adiantum chilense var. hirsutum

VII Region, Pelarco, Libueno, Chile
Altitude: 350 m. 01 05, 2006

USES

Some ornamental value (B)

GROWING TIPS

This 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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