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Solenomelus pedunculatus

Solenomelus pedunculatus
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Native range
NC. & C. Chile
Climate
subtropical

About

Solenomelus pedunculatus is a common species of flowering plants of the genus Solenomelus that is native to the Chilean Andes. It has grass-like leaves that are greyish green growing in a clump and a succession of short-lived deep yellow flowers on a zip-zag stalk.

Where it grows

Solenomelus pedunculatus grows at low altitude in interior valleys of coastal mountains (500 – 2000 m). It is predominantly found in humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month). During dry summers the leaves die back much like Sisyrinchium bellum, but return when it starts raining in the autumn. It can be found in somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 – 5 months. Precipitations of 400 – 800 mm are concentrated in winter. It cannot tolerate snow but can survive freezing down to -5 °C.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solenomelus pedunculatus 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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