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Yareta or llareta (in Spanish), known scientifically as Azorella compacta, (historically Azorella yareta) is a velvety, chartreuse cushion plant in the family Apiaceae which is native to South America. It grows in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile and western Argentina at altitudes between 3,200 and 5,250 metres (10,500 and 17,220 ft). The name comes from yarita in the Quechua language.

Maihuenia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae) and the sole genus of the subfamily Maihuenioideae, which is the smallest subfamily of the Cactaceae. The genus comprises two cushion-forming, mucilaginous species. They are found at high elevation habitats of Andean Argentina and Chile. Its name is the Latinized version of maihuén, a local Chilean name for these cacti.

Eriosyce is a genus of cacti native to Chile.

Lactoris fernandeziana is a flowering shrub endemic to the cloud forest of Masatierra – Robinson Crusoe Island, of the Juan Fernández Islands archipelago of Chile. It is the only extant species in the genus Lactoris.

Eulychnia is a genus of candelabriform or arborescent cacti. It includes nine species native to Peru and northern Chile. These desert cacti can survive under very hot conditions—temperatures can reach up to 50 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, this breed of cacti can also survive in some of the driest places in the world such as the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world.

Prumnopitys is a genus of conifers belonging to the family Podocarpaceae. It includes three species of densely branched, dioecious evergreen trees up to 40 metres in height, native to South America and New Zealand.

Lepidothamnus is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. The genus includes three species of dioecious or monoecious evergreen trees and shrubs, and creepers. L. intermedius and L. laxifolius are native to New Zealand. L. fonkii is native to the Magellanic subpolar forests ecoregion of southern Argentina and Chile, where it grows as a low shrub or creeper in moorlands and bogs.

Eulychnia acida is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Chile.

Arachnitis uniflora, the sole species in the genus Arachnitis, is a non-photosynthetic plant species in the family Corsiaceae. This species is mycoheterotrophic, and it obtains carbon from mycorrhizal fungi of the family Glomeraceae which are associated to its roots. A. uniflora is native to southern South America (Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) and the Falkland Islands.

Polylepis tarapacana, known in its native habitat by the Spanish common name queñoa de altura ('polylepis or queñoa of [high] altitude'), is a short tree or shrub which is found in small, scattered groupings along the mountainous borders of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru (Western Cordillera). It grows in volcanic soils, at altitudes of 3,400–5,000 m (11,200–16,400 ft).

Ochagavia is a plant genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, endemic to central and southern Chile. It comprises four recognized species—Ochagavia andina, Ochagavia carnea, Ochagavia elegans, and Ochagavia litoralis—which inhabit a range of environments from coastal cliffs to montane forests. Species of Ochagavia are caulescent and rosette-forming, with succulent, spiny leaves and simple terminal inflorescences bearing rose-colored flowers. The group exhibits adaptations to xeric habitats, and one species, Ochagavia elegans, is endemic to Robinson Crusoe Island in the

Alstroemeria kingii is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae, native to north Chile.

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Santalum fernandezianum, also known as the Chile sandalwood, was a species of plant in the Santalaceae family. It was endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile. Last seen in 1908 by Carl Skottsberg, the species was cut to extinction for its aromatic wood.

Lepidothamnus fonkii (Spanish: ciprés enano) is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Errazurizia (dunebroom) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species of subshrubs native to northwestern Mexico and Chile.

Domeykoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is southern Peru to northern Chile. German-Chilean botanist Rudolfo Amando Philippi named the genus Domeykoa in honour of Ignacy Domeyko (1802–1889), Polish-Chilean geologist, mineralogist, and educator, The genus was first described in Florula Atacamensis in 1860. Known species: Domeykoa amplexicaulis (H.Wolff) Mathias & Constance Domeykoa andina Saldivia & Faúndez Domeykoa oppositifolia Phil. Domeykoa perennis I.M.Johnst. Domeykoa saniculifolia Mathias & Constance

Chiliophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Chiliophyllum densifolium. It is endemic to Argentina, where it is known only from Mendoza Province. Its local common names include romero del piche and romero pichi. This species is a member of the Chiliotrichum Group in the tribe Astereae of the aster family. This group includes many related "shrubby daisies" native to South America. Chiliophyllum densifolium is the type species of its genus, described from Mendoza Province in 1862. Two more species were added to the genus,

Chersodoma is a genus of South American flowering plants in the daisy family. Members of this genus or dioecious shrubs or subshrubs. Species

Viola angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Viola.

Lemna valdiviana is a species of duckweed known by the common name Valdivia duckweed. It is native to much of the Americas. It is a minute flowering plant which grows in mats on the surface of calm bodies of freshwater. The individual plant is a flat, translucent, pale green oval body 2 to 4 millimeters long. There is a longitudinal vein visible under magnification and microscopy. The body produces a root which may exceed a centimeter in length, and a tiny, ephemeral flower which is often encapsulated in a membrane. The plant often grows in clusters of two to seven individuals.

Eulychnia breviflora is a species of Eulychnia found in Chile.

Berberis valdiviana is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae. It is an evergreen shrub endemic to Chile, where it is locally known as clen or espina en cruz. It is distributed between the Santiago Metropolitan and Los Ríos regions. The Latin specific name valdiviana refers to the Valdivia Province of Chile. It has simple, dark green, pointed leaves, glossy on the upper surfaces, up to 8.5 cm (3.3 in) long. The flowers, which appear in May, are grouped in hanging racemes. Individual flowers are orange, 5–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) across, and are followed by purplish fruits.

Tillandsia landbeckii is a plant species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Peru and Chile. It is one of the species of Tillandsia known as aerophytes, that grow on shifting desert soil rather than attached to other plants.

Oxychloe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described as a genus in 1860. The genus is native to the Andes of South America.

Ourisia pygmaea is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to mountainous habitats of the Andes of southern Argentina and Chile. German-Chilean botanist Rodolfo Amando Philippi described O. pygmaea in 1858. Plants of this species are very small, with solitary white bilabiate corollas that are glabrous (hairless) inside the corolla tube, a regular calyx with 5 ciliate lobes divided to the base, glabrous leaves, and a creeping habit.

Ourisia fragrans is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to mountainous habitats of the Andes of southern Argentina and Chile. Rodolfo Amando Philippi described O. fragrans in 1864. This species can be distinguished from others in the genus Ourisia by the glandular hairs on all vegetative parts, a nearly regular corolla that is white, pink or purple, and its five fertile stamens of equal length.

Onuris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes five species native to southern Argentina and southern Chile.

Euphorbia lactiflua is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Northern Chile, distributed in the Antofagasta and Atacama regions.

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