#chilean flora
- Alstroemeria haemantha — The scientific Latin designation for a remarkable perennial herbaceous plant species within the Alstroemeria genus, Alstroemeriaceae family, native to the mountainous regions and dry valleys of Chile. This ornamental plant stands out structurally due to its dense, blood-red or scarlet inflorescences (haemantha), featuring inner petals decorated with yellow splashes and fine brown streaks, heavily utilized in genetic breeding to obtain commercial Peruvian lily hybrids.
- Asteranthera — A monotypic genus of perennial, creeping or climbing (epiphytic) plants in the Gesneriaceae family, uniquely represented by the species Asteranthera ovata; it is native to the temperate rainforests of southern Chile and neighboring regions of Argentina, recognized by large, spectacular tubular bright red flowers with white interior striping, adapted for hummingbird pollination.