Description and images of Uncinia sp. #1665 (), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665

VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
Altitude: 900 m. 12 16, 2006

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Species:	Uncinia sp. #1665
Family:	Cyperaceae
Order:	Cyperales
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Record:	1665
	About 18 Uncinia in Chile and 5 in our data base.
	About 161 Cyperaceae in Chile and 20 in our data base.




	Not Frequent Height: 25 cm. Some ornamental value (B)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665

VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
Altitude: 900 m. 12 16, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial

Height: 25 cm.

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665

VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
Altitude: 900 m. 12 16, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys

Watering conditions:

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 Uncinia sp. #1665 (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665

VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
Altitude: 900 m. 12 16, 2006

USES

Some ornamental value (B)

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Uncinia sp. #1665

VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
Altitude: 900 m. 12 16, 2006

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).