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Austrocedrus chilensis
About
Austrocedrus is a genus of conifer belonging to the cypress family (Cupressaceae). It has only one species, Austrocedrus chilensis, native to the Valdivian temperate rain forests and the adjacent drier steppe-forests of central-southern Chile and western Argentina from 33°S to 44°S latitude. It is known in its native area as ciprés de la cordillera or cordilleran cypress, and elsewhere by the scientific name as Austrocedrus, or sometimes as Chilean incense-cedar or Chilean cedar. The generic name means "southern cedar".
- Family
- Cupressaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Austrocedrus chilensis
- Slug
- austrocedrus-chilensis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Austrocedrus
- Species
- chilensis
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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