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Fachine

Chiliotrichum diffusum

Fachine
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SC. & S. Chile to S. Argentina, Falkland Is.

About

Chiliotrichum diffusum is a species of small shrub, a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as fachine, fascine or mata verde in Spanish. It is native to the southern tip of South America and the Falkland Islands.

Where it grows

Its range extends from Valdivia to the Magallanes Province in Chile and it is found in the southern part of Argentina, from sea level to about 400 m (1,312 ft).

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chiliotrichum diffusum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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