Chloraea prodigiosa Rchb.f. 1850

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Full sunCold LATERSpring

Common Name The Uncommon Chloraea

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Found in south central Chile as a cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the later spring

Synonyms Asarca calopogon (Phil.) Kuntze 1891; Asarca prodigiosa (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Chloraea calopogon Phil. 1858

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

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