Chile Flora. This is a concise sample of the most common flowering plants of Chile, including the different and varied ecosystems found along this narrow and long nation of nearly 3,000, spreading from 18 to 56 S, on the western coast of South America.
Northern Chile comprises the Atacama Desert and the Altiplano (also known as the High Andean Plateau). Central Chile comprises the Mediterranean part of the country and the Lake District. Southern Chile comprising Chiloe Island southwards all the way down to the Beagle Channel and Cape Horn Archipelago.
This Chile flora photographic gallery is constantly being updated and follows the most currently accepted taxonomical names.
We encourage visitors to take a look to the excellent sites chileflora.com and chilebosque.cl for further reference and research about plant identification and other resources. Chile Flora.
