Escallonia virgata Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Escalloniales > Escalloniaceae > Escallonia

Characteristics

A evergreen shrub. It grows 1-2m high.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Escallonia virgata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Escallonia virgata flower picture by sylvain_56 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Escallonia virgata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:791123-1
WFO ID wfo-0000680397
COL ID 3BGJ7
BDTFX ID 25649
INPN ID 97342
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Synonyms

Escallonia angustifolia Escallonia stenophylla Escallonia patagonica Stereoxylon virgatum Escallonia virgata var. pavoniana Escallonia virgata var. philippiana Escallonia virgata Escallonia philippiana