Alstroemeria versicolor Ruiz & Pav.

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial plant. It grows 30 cm high which spreads to 1 m across. The leaves are narrow. The flowers are yellow with purple spots.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It grows naturally in stony places and scrub between 250-1700 metres from Valparaiso to Conception and in the Valle de los Cipreses in Chile. It requires a fertile well drained soil in a warm situation with a dry season.
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Stony places and scrub at an levation of 250-1,700 metres from Valparaiso to Conception and in the Valle de los Cipreses.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The root is cooked and eaten. It can be processed into flour.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Alstroemeria versicolor unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62645-1
WFO ID wfo-0000759358
COL ID C96T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alstroemeria sotoana Alstroemeria versicolor Alstroemeria meyeniana Alstroemeria tigrina