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Reyesia

Reyesia
Photo: Gay, Claudio; Johnston, I. M., Public domain

Reyesia is a small genus of four species of sticky, branched annuals or subshrubs from the nightshade family, native to the Andes and coastal areas of northern Chile. It is rarely grown as an ornamental, and care guidance comes mainly from its dry, high-altitude habitat.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings, since these are xerophytic plants.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix with low fertility.
Temperature
Tolerates cool, dry conditions at high altitude; protect from frost and prolonged cold wet weather.
How easy
Hard

About

Reyesia is a small genus of four species of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus Salpiglossis, which provides the ornamental species Salpiglossis sinuata. Together, the genera Reyesia and Salpiglossis form the tribe Salpiglossideae within the Cestroideae. Historically, the species now placed in Reyesia have been held by some authors to belong to Salpiglossis, but are currently placed in a genus of their own by virtue of their tiny flowers and peculiar androecium (see description below).

Where it grows

The four accepted species are found in Andean northern Chile in Antofagasta Region, Tarapacá Region, Arica y Parinacota Region, Atacama Region and Coquimbo Region.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Reyesia 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.

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