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Image of Cactaceae sp. #1788
Region Metropolitana, Pirque, Chile
Altitude: 700 m. 02 26, 2006
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| Species: | Cactaceae sp. #1788 | |
| Family: | Cactaceae |  |
| Order: | Caryophyllales | |
| Chilean Name: | cactus, artificila | |
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| Record: | 1788 |
| About 164 Cactaceae in Chile and 60 in our data base. | |
| About 164 Cactaceae in Chile and 60 in our data base. |
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| Foreign Not Frequent
Height: 2 m. Good ornamental value (A) |
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Image of Cactaceae sp. #1788 Region Metropolitana, Pirque, Chile
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DESCRIPTIONPlant type: Cactus
Height: 2 m.
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Image of Cactaceae sp. #1788 Region Metropolitana, Pirque, 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: Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Light conditions: Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
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Image of Cactaceae sp. #1788 Region Metropolitana, Pirque, Chile
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USESGood ornamental value (A)
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Image of Cactaceae sp. #1788 Region Metropolitana, Pirque, 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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