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Lomatia ferruginea, known as fuinque, is a small evergreen tree from southern Chile and Argentina, grown for its fern-like leaves and showy flowers. It does best in deep, moist soil and is valued as an ornamental tree.
Lomatia ferruginea, commonly known as fuinque, is a small evergreen tree in the family Proteaceae.
It is native to southern Argentina and Chile, the Patagonia region of South America. In Chile it grows from Curicó Province to Magallanes (35 to 49°). It is found mostly in deep and moist soils.
The wood is valued for its grain and is much used in carpentry. It is highly valued as an ornamental tree in Chile. It has been planted in Scotland and in the Faroe Islands, where it regularly self-seeds.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomatia ferruginea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
