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INTRODUCTION

Image of Hymenoglossum cruentum

IX Region, Parque Oncol, Chile
Altitude: 100-700 m. 03 19, 2007

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Fern

Height: 15 cm.

Image of Hymenoglossum cruentum

IX Region, Parque Oncol, Chile
Altitude: 100-700 m. 03 19, 2007

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:

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

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)

Image of Hymenoglossum cruentum

IX Region, Parque Oncol, Chile
Altitude: 100-700 m. 03 19, 2007

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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More species from the same Hymenophyllaceae family in our data base:

Hymenoglossum cruentum (Helecho pelicula / Sanguinaria)

Hymenophyllum tortuosum