Flora of Chile North

Copiapoa cinerea is a species of plant in the genus Copiapoa in the family Cactaceae. The epithet cinerea comes from the Latin word for ash, by reference to the color of the epidermis.

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

Eulychnia breviflora is a species of Eulychnia found in Chile.

Croton chilensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Northern Chile, distributed in the Antofagasta region.

Pintoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. It only contains one known species, Pintoa chilensis, a shrub endemic to Chile.

Huidobria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. It is native to northern Chile. The genus name of Huidobria is in honour of Francisco García de Huidobro Aldunate (1791–1852), a Chilean politician and director of the national library. He was also conservator at the natural history museum in Chile. The genus was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.2 on page 438 in 1847. Known species, according to Kew: Huidobria chilensis Gay Huidobria fruticosa Phil.

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.

Eulychnia iquiquensis is a species of Eulychnia found in Chile.

Eulychnia castanea is a species of Eulychnia found in Chile.

Eriosyce crispa is an endangered species of cactus native to the Accautama desert of Chile. This plant was first described in 1959 as Pyrrhocactus crispus in the Succulenta Journal by F. Rittler.

Copiapoa hypogaea, the underground copiapoa, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Copiapoa in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to northern Chile. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Alstroemeria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is an annual herb endemic to Chile, inhabiting the northern regions of Antofagasta and Atacama.

Tropaeolum beuthii is a species of flowering plant in the family Tropaeolaceae, native to Northern Chile. Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) in height, it is a tuberous summer-dormant climber. It belongs to the same genus as the more familiar annual nasturtium of gardens, Tropaeolum majus. This plant is cultivated for its yellow trumpet-shaped flowers, appearing in winter and spring. Each flower has a pale green calyx with a long spur. As it does not tolerate freezing temperatures, it can only be grown outdoors in the mildest parts of the UK. Otherwise it must be grown under glass. It has gained the

Eriosyce paucicostata, the few-ribbed neoporteria, is a species of cactus in the genus Eriosyce, native to southwest Antofagasta in northern Chile. As its synonym Neoporteria paucicostata it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Deuterocohnia chrysantha is a plant species in the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Chile.

Senecio antofagastanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Chile.

Oxyphyllum is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species The only known species is Oxyphyllum ulicinum, native to northern Chile.

Haageocereus fascicularis commonly known as 'Quisco de la precordillera de Arica' is a species of cactus from the family Cactaceae, native to southern Peru and northern Chile.

Dinemandra ericoides is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Malpighiaceae. It is a subshrub endemic to the Atacama Desert of Antofagasta and Atacama regions in northern Chile.

Chiropetalum canescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a sub-shrub endemic to Chile, where it is distributed along the northern regions of Antofagasta and Atacama.

Puya boliviensis is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is endemic to Chile.

Pintoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. It only contains one known species, Pintoa chilensis, a shrub endemic to Chile.

Metharme lanata is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Metharme. It is a perennial herb endemic to the Arica y Parinacota and Tarapacá regions of northern Chile, where it grows in high-elevation deserts and dry shrublands.

Gypothamnium is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species There is only one known species, Gypothamnium pinifolium, native to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

Copiapoa atacamensis is a species of cactus from the Atacama Desert in the province of Antofagasta in northern Chile. Its relationship with other species of Copiapoa, such as C. calderana, is unclear as of April 2012.

Tillandsia tragophoba is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Chile.

Reicheella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It has a synonym of Bryopsis Reiche, and only contains one known species, Reicheella andicola (Phil.) Pax Its native range is northern Chile. The genus name of Reicheella is in honour of Karl Friedrich Reiche (1860–1929), a German botanist who worked as a university professor in Chile and Mexico. The Latin specific epithet of andicola is a compound word; with 'Andi-' meaning the Andes and also the Latin cola for "dweller" (from colere "to dwell"). It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler &

Miqueliopuntia is a monotypic genus of cactus in the Cactaceae family, containing a single species, Miqueliopuntia miquelii (Monv.) F.Ritter., which is native to the Chilean coasts of South America. Both genus and species were published in Kakteen Südamerika vol.3 on page 869 in 1980. The genus name of Miqueliopuntia is in honour of Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811–1871), who was a Dutch botanist, whose main focus of study was on the flora of the Dutch East Indies.

Metharme lanata is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Metharme. It is a perennial herb endemic to the Arica y Parinacota and Tarapacá regions of northern Chile, where it grows in high-elevation deserts and dry shrublands.

Melica mollis is a species of grass endemic to Chile where it grows in rock crevices at 340 metres (1,120 ft) above sea level.