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Region + Elevation + Light Requirements + Plant Type + Petal Color + Petal Number + Plant Height

1st Region: Lat: 18° - 21° Main Cities: Arica, Iquique.

Low altitude, interior valleys (134)

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north. (95)

TreeTree (7)

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Red
Ricinus communis

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Yellow, 6 petals
Caesalpinia spinosa

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Yellow
Prosopis alba var. alba

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Yellow
Prosopis tamarugo

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White, 5 petals
Schinus molle

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White
Browningia candelaris

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Green
Prosopis alba var. alba

ShrubShrub (32)

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Red, 5 petals
Acantholippia tarapacana

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Red, 5 petals
Verbena gynobasis

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Red, 14 petals and more
Pluchea absinthioides

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Red
Ricinus communis

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Yellow, 5 petals
Balbisia microphylla

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Yellow, 5 petals
Dinemagonum ericoides

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Yellow, 5 petals
Trixis cacolioides

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Corryocactus brevistylus

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Haplopappus

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Viguiera pazensis

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White, 4 petals
Brassicaceae sp. #1972

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White, 4 petals
Brassicaceae sp. #2045

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White, 5 petals
Acantholippia punensis

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White, 5 petals
Acantholippia tarapacana

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White, 5 petals
Ophryosporus triangularis

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White, 5 petals
Spergularia

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White, 5 petals
Tarasa operculata

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White, 7 - 14 petals
Ophryosporus triangularis

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White, 14 petals and more
Baccharis salicifolia

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White
Haageocereus fascicularis

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Blue, 5 petals
Acantholippia punensis

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Blue, 5 petals
Dunalia spinosa

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Blue, 5 petals
Nolana

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Blue, 5 petals
Reyesia juniperoides

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Blue, 5 petals
Tiquilia tacnensis

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Blue
Aphyllocladus denticulatus var. calvus

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No info
Ambrosia artemisioides

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No info
Atriplex imbricata

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No info
Ephedra breana

PerennialPerennial (21)

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Red, 4 petals
Tristerix aphyllus

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Red, 5 petals
Cristaria gracilis

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Red
Phyla reptans

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Red
Tristerix aphyllus

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Yellow, 5 petals
Mimulus glabratus

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Ranunculus cymbalaria

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Ranunculus uniflorus

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Senecio

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White, 5 petals
Cerastium arvense

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White, 5 petals
Convolvulus arvensis

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White, 5 petals
Jaborosa caulescens

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White, 5 petals
Phacelia secunda

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White
Phyla reptans

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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Blue, 5 petals
Phacelia secunda

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Blue, 5 petals
Phacelia setigera

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Blue, 5 petals
Tiquilia atacamensis

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No info
Distichlis spicata

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No info
Mastigostyla cyrtophylla

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No info
Nototriche rugosa

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No info
Solidago chilensis

AnnualAnnual (19)

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Red, 5 petals
Cistanthe amaranthoides

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Red, 5 petals
Cristaria gracilis

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Red, 5 petals
Erodium ciculatrium

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Yellow, 4 petals
Argemone subfusiformis

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassica campestris

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Yellow, 5 petals
Argemone subfusiformis

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Yellow, 5 petals
Dalea pennellii var. chilensis

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Yellow, 5 petals
Madia sativa

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Yellow, 5 petals
Viola polypoda

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Yellow, 6 petals
Argemone subfusiformis

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Tagetes multiflora

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Madia sativa

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Perityle emoryi

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White, 5 petals
Heliotropium curassavicum

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White, 5 petals
Nicotiana corymbosa

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White, 5 petals
Silene gallica

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White, 7 - 14 petals
Perityle emoryi

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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No info
Urtica urens

BiannualBiannual (3)

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Yellow, 4 petals
Argemone subfusiformis

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Yellow, 5 petals
Argemone subfusiformis

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Yellow, 6 petals
Argemone subfusiformis

ClimberClimber (1)

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Red, 7 - 14 petals
Passiflora tripartita

Bulb PlantBulb Plant (1)

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No info
Mastigostyla cyrtophylla

Creeping PlantCreeping Plant (1)

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Yellow, 5 petals
Dinemagonum ericoides

CactusCactus (7)

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Red, 14 petals and more
Oreocereus hempellianus

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Red, 14 petals and more
Oreocereus leucotrichus

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Red
Neowerdermannia chilensis

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Cumulopuntia sphaerica

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Corryocactus brevistylus

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White
Browningia candelaris

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White
Haageocereus fascicularis

No infoNo info (3)

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassicaceae sp. #2015

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassicaceae sp. #2030

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No info
ZZzz sp. #1980

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light. (20)

TreeTree (1)

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Red
Ricinus communis

ShrubShrub (4)

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Red, 14 petals and more
Pluchea absinthioides

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Red
Ricinus communis

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassicaceae sp. #2043

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Yellow, 5 petals
Dinemagonum ericoides

PerennialPerennial (7)

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Red, 5 petals
Fagonia chilensis

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Yellow, 5 petals
Mimulus glabratus

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Ranunculus cymbalaria

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White, 5 petals
Cerastium arvense

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum pulchellum

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No info
Solidago chilensis

AnnualAnnual (7)

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassica campestris

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Yellow, 5 petals
Madia sativa

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Yellow, 14 petals or more
Madia sativa

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White, 5 petals
Nicotiana corymbosa

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White, 5 petals
Silene gallica

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Blue, 5 petals
Cristaria dissecta

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No info
Urtica urens

Creeping PlantCreeping Plant (1)

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Yellow, 5 petals
Dinemagonum ericoides

In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light. (6)

PerennialPerennial (4)

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Red, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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White, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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White, 5 petals
Cerastium arvense

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum pulchellum

AnnualAnnual (2)

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassica campestris

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No info
Urtica urens

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)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) (5)

PerennialPerennial (3)

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Red, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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White, 5 petals
Caiophora rosulata

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Blue, 5 petals
Solanum pulchellum

AnnualAnnual (2)

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassica campestris

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No info
Urtica urens

Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca).Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca). (8)

PerennialPerennial (4)

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Red, 5 petals
Fagonia chilensis

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Red
Phyla reptans

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White
Phyla reptans

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No info
Distichlis spicata

AnnualAnnual (3)

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Yellow, 4 petals
Brassica campestris

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Yellow, 5 petals
Viola polypoda

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No info
Urtica urens

CactusCactus (1)

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Yellow, 7 - 14 petals
Cumulopuntia sphaerica