Description and images of Sanicula graveolens (Perejil del monte , Asta de cabra), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

Image of Sanicula graveolens (Perejil del monte / Asta de cabra). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Sanicula graveolens

Region Metropolitana, Parque Nacional El Morado, Chile
Altitude: 1920-2030 m. 11 13, 2006

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Species:	Sanicula graveolens Poepp.
Family:	Apiaceae
Order:	Apiales
Chilean Name:	Perejil del monte , Asta de cabra
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Record:	0525
	About 2 Sanicula in Chile and 2 in our data base.
	About 105 Apiaceae in Chile and 45 in our data base.




	Native Very Frequent Height: 30 cm. No ornamental value (C)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Sanicula graveolens (Perejil del monte / Asta de cabra). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Sanicula graveolens

V Region, Parque Nacional La Campana, Camino a Mina, Chile
Altitude: 700-1100 m. 10 08, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial

Flower: Yellow, without information on the number of petals

Height: 30 cm.

Image of Sanicula graveolens (Perejil del monte / Asta de cabra). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Sanicula graveolens

V Region, Parque Nacional La Campana, Camino a Mina, Chile
Altitude: 700-1100 m. 10 08, 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.

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).
Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.

Image of Sanicula graveolens (Perejil del monte / Asta de cabra). Click to enlarge parts of image.