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Image of Chloraea incisa

V Region, Lago Peñuelas, Chile
Altitude: 300 m. 10 15, 2008

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Species:	Chloraea incisa Poepp.
Family:	Orchidaceae
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Record:	1226
	About 29 Chloraea in Chile and 19 in our data base.
	About 51 Orchidaceae in Chile and 31 in our data base.




	Endemic Rare Height: 40 cm. Good ornamental value (A)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Chloraea incisa (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Chloraea incisa

V Region, Lago Peñuelas, Chile
Altitude: 300 m. 10 15, 2008

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial

Flower: White, 6 petals

Height: 40 cm.

Image of Chloraea incisa (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Chloraea incisa

V Region, Lago Peñuelas, Chile
Altitude: 300 m. 10 15, 2008

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

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.
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.

Image of Chloraea incisa (). Click to enlarge parts of image.