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Desfontainia spinosa
Often used as an ornamental plant. It has glossy dark green, holly-like leaves, and waxy red tubular flowers, often with yellow tips, and reaching 4 cm in length.
southern temperate forest, understory plant in southern Beech forest
I saw huge shrubs of Desfontainia in the forest of Nahuelbuta national park.
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