| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Fuchsia magellanica Lam. |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 2: 564 (1788) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Fuchsia araucana Phil. Fuchsia chonotica Phil. Fuchsia coccinea var. chonotica (Phil.) Reiche Fuchsia coccinea var. macrostemma (Ruiz & Pav.) Hook.f. Fuchsia coccinea var. robustior Hook.f. Fuchsia conica Lindl. Fuchsia discolor Lindl. Fuchsia globosa Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis var. macrostemma (Ruiz & Pav.) Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis var. multiflora Lindl. Fuchsia gracilis var. tenella Lindl.. Fuchsia macrostemma Ruiz & Pav. Fuchsia macrostemma var. conica (Lindl.) Sweet Fuchsia macrostemma var. globosa (Lindl.) Sweet Fuchsia macrostemma var. gracilis (Lindl.) Sweet Fuchsia macrostemma var. grandiflora Hook. & Arn. Fuchsia macrostemma var. parviflora Hook. & Arn. Fuchsia macrostemma var. recurvata Hook. Fuchsia macrostemma var. tenella (Lindl.) DC. Fuchsia magellanica var. alba Clarence Elliott Fuchsia magellanica var. conica (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica var. discolor (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica var. eburnea Pisano Fuchsia magellanica var. globosa (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis (Lindl.) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica var. macrostemma (Ruiz & Pav.) Munz Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae Espinosa Fuchsia magellanica var. riccartonii (Tillery) L.H.Bailey Fuchsia magellanica var. typica Munz Fuchsia multiflora L. Fuchsia myrtifolia Koehne Fuchsia pumila Meun. Fuchsia recurvata Niven ex Hook. Fuchsia ricoartoni Tillery Fuchsia tenella (Lindl.) G.Don Fuchsia thompsoni Koehne Fuchsia virgata Sweet ex Jacues Thilcum tinctorium Molina |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |