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INTRODUCTION

Image of Encelia canescens

III Region, Buena Aventura (Cerca de Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe), Chile
Altitude: 250 m. 09 17, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial

Flower: Yellow, 5 petals
Yellow, 14 petals and more, also includes asteraceae

Height: 50 cm.

Image of Encelia canescens

III Region, Buena Aventura (Cerca de Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe), Chile
Altitude: 250 m. 09 17, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Extremely dry areas with very rare rainfall. The dry season lasts 8 - 12 months and in some years it is possible to have no rainfall at all. Rainfall less than 100 mm/year.
Coastal fog/camanchaca: The plants obtain water mainly from condensation.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca).

Image of Encelia canescens

III Region, Buena Aventura (Cerca de Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe), Chile
Altitude: 250 m. 09 17, 2006

USES

Some ornamental value (B)

Image of Encelia canescens

III Region, Buena Aventura (Cerca de Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe), Chile
Altitude: 250 m. 09 17, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 10 and 11. The plant does not tolerate freezing.

Very easy to cultivate

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Adenocaulon chilense

Ageratina glechonophylla (Barba de viejo)

Ambrosia artemisioides

Ambrosia chamissonis

Antennaria chilensis

Aphyllocladus denticulatus var. calvus

Arctotheca calendula (Filigrana pequeña)

Aristeguietia salvia (Salvia macho / Pegajosa / Pega-pega)

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Asteraceae sp. #1849

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Asteraceae sp. #2075

Asteraceae sp. #2083

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Asteraceae sp. #2094

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Baccharis (baccharis)

Baccharis acaulis

Baccharis alnifolia

Baccharis boliviensis

Baccharis linearis (Romerillo)

Baccharis macraei (Vautro)

Baccharis magellanica (Chilco de Magallanes)

Baccharis marginalis

Baccharis neaei

Baccharis nivalis

Baccharis racemosa (Chilca / Chilco)

Baccharis rhomboidalis (baccharis L.Maule)

Baccharis sagittalis (Verbena de tres esquinas)

Baccharis salicifolia

Baccharis scandens

Baccharis sp. #1327

Baccharis sp. #1481 (Small leaves / tomentose)

Baccharis sp. #1692

Baccharis sp. #1008

Baccharis sphaerocephala (Radín / Rarí)

Bahia ambrosoides (Chamiza blanca / Manzanilla cimarrona)

Bellis perennis (Margarita de los prados / Margaritilla / Primavera)

Bidens aurea (Falso Te)

Bidens sp. #1154

Carthamus lanatus (Cardilla)

Carthamus lanatus

Centaurea cachinalensis

Centaurea chilensis (Flor del minero)

Centaurea floccosa

Centaurea floccosa

Centaurea solstitialis (Abrepuño amarillo)

Centaurea sp. #1196

Centaurea sp. #2413

Chaetanthera apiculata

Chaetanthera chilensis var. tenuifolia

Chaetanthera ciliata

Chaetanthera euphrasioides

Chaetanthera flabellifolia (Corona de reina)

Chaetanthera glabrata (Chinita)

Chaetanthera incana

Chaetanthera lanata

Chaetanthera limbata

Chaetanthera linearis

Chaetanthera linearis var. albiflora

Chaetanthera lycopodioides

Chaetanthera microphylla

Chaetanthera microphylla

Chaetanthera microphylla var. albiflora

Chaetanthera moenchioides

Chaetanthera pusilla (Chinita)

Chaetanthera revoluta

Chaetanthera sp. #02503

Chaetanthera sp. #1185

Chaetanthera sp. #1344

Chaetanthera sp. #1355

Chaetanthera sp.

Chaetanthera sp.

Chaetanthera sp.

Chaetanthera spathulifolia

Chaetanthera villosa (Chinita)

Chamomilla suaveolens (Manzanilla)

Chaptalia exscapa

Chiliotrichum diffusum

Chiliotrichum rosmarinifolium (Romerillo)

Chrysanthemum coronarium (Manzanillon / Antimano / Manzanilla de flor dorada / Mirabeles / Ojo de buey)

Chuquiraga acicularis

Chuquiraga atacamensis

Chuquiraga oppositifolia (Hierba blanca)

Chuquiraga spinosa subsp. rotundifolia

Chuquiraga ulicina

Cichorium intybus (Chicorea / Achicoria)

Cirsium vulgare (Cardo negro)

Cotula coronopifolia (Botón de oro)

Cynara cardunculus (Cardo penquero / Cardo de castilla)

Dasyphyllum diacanthoides (Trevo / Palo santo / Palo blanco / Tayu)

Diplostephium cinereum

Encelia canescens (Coronilla del fraile)

Erigeron gilliesii

Erigeron leptopetalus

Erigeron myosotis

Erigeron sp. #1307

Flourensia thurifera (Maravilla del campo / Incienso)

Galinsoga parviflora (Pacoyuyo / Pacoyuyo-fino)

Gamochaeta spiciformis

Gamocheta sp. #1542

Gnaphalium andicola

Gnaphalium philippii

Gnaphalium sp. #1358

Gnaphalium sp. #1582

Gnaphalium sp. #1622 (Vira-vira)

Gnaphalium viravira (viravira / hierba de la vida / hierba de la diuca)

Gochnatia foliolosa (Mira-mira)

Gutierrezia gayana (Pichanilla)

Gutierrezia resinosa (Pichanilla)

Gypothamnium pinifolium

Haplopappus

Haplopappus baylahuen

Haplopappus foliosus (Cuerno de cabra)

Haplopappus illinitus

Haplopappus macrocephalus

Haplopappus multifolius (Bailahuén)

Haplopappus remyanus

Haplopappus rigidus (Bailahuen)

Haplopappus scrobiculatus

Haplopappus sp. #1302

Haplopappus sp. #1462

Haplopappus sp. #1489

Haplopappus sp. #1493

Haplopappus sp. #1494

Haplopappus sp. #1515

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Haplopappus sp. #1535

Haplopappus sp. #1541

Haplopappus sp. #1548

Haplopappus sp. #1571

Haplopappus sp. #1589

Haplopappus sp. #1597

Haplopappus sp. #1598

Haplopappus sp. #1600

Haplopappus sp. #1651

Haplopappus sp. #1656

Haplopappus sp. #1669

Haplopappus sp. #1670

Haplopappus sp. #1712

Haplopappus sp. #2769

Haplopappus sp. #1936

Haplopappus sp. #1929

Haplopappus sp.

Haplopappus taeda (Bailahuén)

Haplopappus velutinus

Haploppapus sp. #1550

Haploppapus sp. #1677

Haploppapus sp. #1680

Haploppapus sp. #1681

Helenium aromaticum (Manzanilla del cerro)

Hypochaeris sp. #1676 (Cerrajilla)

Hypochaeris sp. #1809

Hypochaeris taraxacoides

Hypochoeris acaulis (Hierba del chancho)

Hypochoeris tenuifolia var. clarionoides

Lapsana communis

Leptocarpha rivularis (Palo negro)

Leucanthum vulgare

Leucheria candidissima

Leucheria daucifolia

Leucheria gilliesii (Leucheria)

Leucheria glandulosa

Leucheria lithospermifolia (Leucheria)

Leucheria runcinata

Leucheria scrobiculata

Leucheria sp. #1621

Leucheria sp. #1625

Leucheria sp. #1645

Leucheria sp. #1648

Leucheria sp. #1658

Leucheria sp. #1682

Leucheria viscida

Logfia gallica

Lucilia araucana

Lucilia nivea (Lucilia)

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Madia chilensis

Madia sativa (Melosa / Madia)

Moscharia pinnatifida

Mutisia acuminata

Mutisia brachyantha

Mutisia cana (Clavel del Campo)

Mutisia decurrens (Clavel del campo anaranjado)

Mutisia hamata (Chinchircoma/Flora de la estrella/Flor de la granada/Clavel del Campo)

Mutisia ilicifolia (Clavel del campo)

Mutisia latifolia

Mutisia linearifolia (Clavel del campo)

Mutisia oligodon

Mutisia rosea

Mutisia sinuata

Mutisia sinuata

Mutisia sp. #1274

Mutisia sp. #1431

Mutisia sp. similar Cana #0649

Mutisia spectabilis

Mutisia spinosa

Mutisia subulata (Flor de la granada / Clavel del campo)

Mutisia subulata fma. rosmarinifolia (Hierba del jote / Flor de la granada)

Nardophyllum lanatum (Chilca)

Nassauvia aculeata (Hierba de la culebra)

Nassauvia argentea (Nassauvia)

Nassauvia axillaris (Calahuala)

Nassauvia digitada (Nassauvia)

Nassauvia lagascae (Repollito / Nassauvia pigmea)

Nassauvia looseri

Nassauvia magellanica

Nassauvia pinnigera (Flor del gringo)

Nassauvia pyramidalis (Nassauvia de espiga densa)

Nassauvia revoluta (Nassauvia)

Nassauvia sp. #1714

Nassauvia sprengelioides

Nassauvia uniflora

Ophryosporus paradoxus

Ophryosporus triangularis

Pachylaena atriplicifolia

Pachylaena rosea

Parastrephia lucida

Parastrephia quadrangularis (Chacha / Koba / Pulika / Sipu / Chijarwalla)

Perezia carthamoides (Estrella blanca de cordillera)

Perezia nutans

Perezia pedicularidifolia (Estrella de los Andes)

Perezia pilifera

Perezia pupurata

Perezia recurvata (Perezia)

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Perityle emoryi

Picris echioides (Buglosa / Lechuguilla)

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Pluchea absinthioides (Brea / Chilquilla / Soroma / Peril)

Podanthus mitiqui (Mitique / Palo negro)

Podanthus ovatifolius (Mitique / Palo negro)

Polyachyrus annus (Guata de lagarto)

Polyachyrus carduoides

Polyachyrus sp. #1419

Polyachyrus sp. #1511

Polyachyrus sp. #1555 (Borlón de alforja)

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Proustia cuneifolia (Huañil)

Proustia cuneifolia

Proustia ilicifolia (Huañil)

Proustia pyrifolia (Tola blanca)

Senecio

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Senecio

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Senecio anthemidiphyllus

Senecio cymosus (Palplalén / Para ná)

Senecio davilae

Senecio eriophyton

Senecio eruciformis (Senecio de cordillera)

Senecio fistulosus (Hualtata)

Senecio hollermayeri

Senecio johnstonianus

Senecio looseri

Senecio murinus

Senecio murorum

Senecio myriophyllus

Senecio nutans

Senecio otites

Senecio planiflorus

Senecio poeppigii

Senecio sp. #1308

Senecio sp. #1326

Senecio sp. #1331

Senecio sp. #1398

Senecio sp. #1456

Senecio sp. #1457

Senecio sp. #1458

Senecio sp. #1487

Senecio sp. #1514

Senecio sp. #1525

Senecio sp. #1536

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Senecio sp. #1564

Senecio sp. #1569

Senecio sp. #1574

Senecio sp. #1576

Senecio sp. #1578

Senecio sp. #1581

Senecio sp. #1585

Senecio sp. #1606

Senecio sp. #1627

Senecio sp. #1630

Senecio sp. #1644

Senecio sp. #1647

Senecio sp. #1684

Senecio sp. #1686

Senecio sp. #1428

Senecio sp. #1690

Senecio sp. #1771

Senecio sp. #1279

Senecio sp. #1728

Senecio sp. #1740

Senecio sp. #1741

Senecio sp. #2201

Senecio sp. #2203

Senecio sp. #2235

Senecio sp. #2236

Senecio sp. #2242

Senecio sp. #2257

Senecio sp. 1552 #1552

Senecio sp.

Senecio sp.

Senecio sp.

Senecio sp.

Senecio subdiscoideus

Senecio trifurcatus

Senecio vulgaris

Senecio zoellneri

Siegesbeckia sp.

Silybum marianum (Cardo mariano / Cardo santo)

Solidago chilensis (Fulel)

Sonchus sp. #1560

Stevia sp. #1988

Tagetes multiflora

Tanacetum parthenium (Piretro de jardín / Altamisa)

Taraxacum officinale (Diente de león / Lechuguilla)

Tragopogon porrifolius

Tragopogon pratensis (salsifí de prado)

Trichocline aurea

Triptilion capillatum (Siempreviva blanca)

Triptilion gibbosum

Triptilion spinosum (Siempreviva)

Trixis cacolioides

Urmenetea atacamensis

Viguiera gayana

Viguiera pazensis

Viguiera revoluta (Maravilla del cerro)

Werneria aretioides

Werneria pinnatifida

Werneria pygmaea

Xanthium cavanillesii (Clonqui / Abrojo)

Xanthium sp. #1820

Xanthium spinosum (Cepacaballo / Abrojo / Clonqui)

Unidentified Plant sp. #1444

Unidentified Plant sp. #2202

Unidentified Plant sp. #2373

Unidentified Plant sp. #2379

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Unidentified Plant sp. #2754