Chloraea chrysantha Poepp. 1833

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Inflorescence in situ Chile Photos by © Photo by M Belov courtesy of The Flora of Chile Webste

Full sunColdSummer

Common Name The Golden Yellow Chloraea

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Found in central Chile at elevations of 400 to 2000 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring on an erect, several flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Asarca aurantiaca Lindl. 1834; Asarca chrysantha (Poepp.) Kuntze 1891; Asarca crocata (Phil.) Kuntze 1891; Chloraea aurantiaca (Lindl.) Lindl. 1840; Chloraea aurantiaca var. crocata (Phil.) Reiche 1910; Chloraea crocata Phil. 1858;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940 as C aurantiaca; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940 as C crocata

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