Alstroemeria patagonica Phil.

Species

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Characteristics

A herb. It grows 3-6 cm tall. It has flexible rhizomes and tubers 5-6 cm long by 6 mm wide. The leaves are 15-20 mm long by 2-2.5 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.06
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,300 m above sea level.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Flower

Alstroemeria patagonica flower picture by PhilBern (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:10196-2
WFO ID wfo-0000759255
COL ID C944
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alstroemeria nana Alstroemeria patagonica f. biflora Alstroemeria patagonica