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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. |
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Not Frequent
Height: 25 cm. Some ornamental value (B) |
INTRODUCTION |
Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
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DESCRIPTIONPlant type: Perennial
Height: 25 cm.
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Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
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HABITATIn 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)
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Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
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USESSome ornamental value (B)
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Image of Uncinia sp. #1665 VII Region, Vilches Alto, Laguna de los patos, Chile
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GROWING TIPSThis 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 Cyperaceae family in our data base: Cyperus difformis (Cortadera / Lleivun) Cyperus eragrostis (Cortadera / Lleivun) Uncinia erinacea (Quinquina / Cortadera) Uncinia sp. #1665 |