Have you ever seen any of these in our city or somewhere else? Let's have a closer look to our awesome Chilean Flora.
The biodiversity of Chile is rich and precious. Of its 5,100 species of flora and fauna, more than 2,500 are endemic – that is, found nowhere else on Earth.
Chile possesses nine designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, protected areas where man and nature are seen to exist in harmony.
Typical Chilean Flora
In the south of Chile, the copihue is often found. Its flowers are red, white or pink; it has thick petals and takes the shape of an elongated bell. It is particularly common in the Araucanía region. The cinnamon tree, the sacred tree of the indigenous Mapuche people, is also found in this region.
In the north, where deserts abound and rain is scarce, trees such as the tamarugo and the carob grow. In the Atacama, the unique phenomenon of the ‘flowering desert’ occurs after the rain that falls during the final months of each year. The spectacular display features flowers such as the añañuca and the ‘guanaco’s paw’ or doquilla, along with many other native plants.
Check the following links from "Educar Chile" to find more information about our country's biodiversity in its different zones:
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