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Lapageria rosea
Evergreen climbing plant reaching over 10 m high among shrubs and trees.
It grows in forests in the southern part of Chile, being part of the Valdivian temperate rain forests flora.
Since February 24, 1977 it's officially national flower of Chile.
Spotted on Aug 28, 2008
Submitted on Dec 10, 2011
1 Comment
A different kind of flower!
But pretty!