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Image of Suaeda foliosa

III Region, Buena Aventura (Cerca de Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe), Chile
Altitude: 250 m. 09 17, 2006

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Species:	Suaeda foliosa
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Order:	Caryophyllales
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Record:	2388
	About 5 Suaeda in Chile and 1 in our data base.
	About 49 Chenopodiaceae in Chile and 14 in our data base.




	Native Not Frequent Height: 50 cm. Some ornamental value (B)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Suaeda foliosa (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Suaeda foliosa

III Region, Buena Aventura (Cerca de Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe), Chile
Altitude: 250 m. 09 17, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Shrub

Height: 50 cm.

Image of Suaeda foliosa (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Suaeda foliosa

III Region, Buena Aventura (Cerca de Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe), Chile
Altitude: 250 m. 09 17, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

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.
Extremely dry areas with very rare rainfall. The dry season lasts 8 - 12 months and in some years it is possible to have no rainfall at all. Rainfall less than 100 mm/year.
Coastal fog/camanchaca: The plants obtain water mainly from condensation.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca).

Image of Suaeda foliosa (). Click to enlarge parts of image.