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Fuchsia confertifolia

Fuchsia confertifolia
Photo: Smithsonian Institution, CC0
Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
N. Peru
Climate
wet tropical

About

Fuchsia confertifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is a shrub with sub-leathery leaves, drooping crimson flowers, and tan coloured seeds. The fruits are berries.

Fuchsia confertifolia is native to northern Peru, and was described in 1844.

Where it grows

Fuchsia confertifolia is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Peru. It is endemic to cloud forests, and grows on high mountain ridges east of the Utcubamba river. The species is present at elevations of 2,600–3,200 metres (8,500–10,500 ft).

Other Fuchsia plants

Fuchsia apetala · Aretillo · Fuchsia ×bacillaris · Bolivian fuchsia · Fuchsia bracelinae · Fuchsia campii · Fuchsia campos-portoi · Fuchsia canescens · Fuchsia caucana · Fuchsia ceracea · Fuchsia cinerea · Fuchsia coccinea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fuchsia confertifolia 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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