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white Chilean myrtle
Luma chequen
Luma chequen
white Chilean myrtle eucalyptus-like
Luma chequen Myrtaceae
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English common name
  •white Chilean myrtle
Spanish common names
  •chequén
  •huillipeta
  •arrayán blanco
accepted scientific name
  •Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray
rules for finding collection records
  Luma chequen (210)
family name
  • Myrtaceae
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Category: Shrubs, Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: Four petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.35 to 0.75 inches
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Native to the central Andes mountains between Chile and Argentina

How Likely at this Location (24%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
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Riparian
Forest
Grassland
Disturbed
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Meadow
Native Plant Status
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Native to the central Andes mountains between Chile and Argentina