Fuchsia magellanica Lam.


Family	ONAGRACEAE
Genus species	Fuchsia magellanica Lam.
Synonyms	Fuchsia conica Lindl.
	Fuchsia pendula Salisb.
	Fuchsia tenella G.Don
Habitat	grassland and thickets
Altitude	0-2000m
Description	deciduous, leaves narrowly ovate to elliptic, irregularly dentate, to 5cm long, flowers ca. 25mm long, in axils of upper leaves
Size	100-200cm
Color	purplish red
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	shrub
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 18-24°C cuttings in spring and late summer
Territory	Southern America Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central , Chile South)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	ONAGRACEAE Fuchsia magellanica Lam., Encycl. [J.Lamarck & al.] 2(2): 564 (1788) Synonyms: Fuchsia araucana Phil. Fuchsia chonotica Phil. Fuchsia coccinea chonotica (Phil.) Reiche Fuchsia coccinea macrostemma (Ruiz & Pav.) Hook.f. Fuchsia coccinea robustior Hook.f. Fuchsia conica Lindl. Fuchsia discolor Lindl. Fuchsia globosa Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis macrostemma (Ruiz & Pav.) Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis multiflora Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis tenella Lindl.. Fuchsia macrostema Ruiz & Pav. Fuchsia macrostemma grandilfora Hook. & Arn. Fuchsia macrostemma parviflora Hook. & Arn. Fuchsia macrostemma tenella (Lindl.) DC. Fuchsia magellanica conica (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica discolor (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica eburnea Pisano Fuchsia magellanica globosa (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica gracilis (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica macrostemma (Ruiz & Pav.) Munz Fuchsia magellanica molinae Espinosa Fuchsia magellanica riccartonii (Tillery) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica typica Munz Fuchsia multiflora L. Fuchsia myrtifolia Koehne Fuchsia pumila Meun. Fuchsia recurvata Niven ex Hook. Fuchsia riccartoni Tillery Fuchsia tenella (Lindl.) G.Don Fuchsia thompsoni Koehne Fuchsia virgata Sweet ex Jacues Thilcum tinctorium Molina s. Argentina, c. & s. Chile 85 AGS CLC CLS 0-2000m