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Fuchsia perscandens
Fuchsia perscandens, commonly known as climbing fuchsia or scrambling fuchsia, is a species of plant endemic to New Zealand and belonging to the family Onagraceae. Fuchsia perscandens belongs to the South Pacific Skinnera section, which consists of three species and a hybrid.
The name of this species comes from the Latin scandere, which means 'climbing', referring to the growth of the plant.
Fuchsia perscandens is usually found in forests (especially in clearings or at forest edges), coastal shrub and shrubland. Sometimes, the species is found among rocks in the open, and the altitude at which it grows ranges from sea level to 750 m.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fuchsia perscandens 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.
