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Alstroemeria aurea

Alstroemeria aurea

Graham
Amancay

Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Order: Asparagales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Alstroemeria aurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae, native to Chile and Argentina, but naturalised in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Common names: Common names include yellow alstroemeria, though cultivars have been selected in a range of colours. The name Peruvian lily is often applied to this and other species of Alstroemeria, despite the fact that most are not native to that country.

 Growing to 1 m tall by broad, it is a herbaceous perennial with brittle, fleshy roots beneath erect stems with narrow leaves. Many orchid-like flowers in brilliant shades of yellow and orange. appear in early to midsummer. The flowers may be heavily spotted or striped with red or brown. If undisturbed, plants will spread rapidly in benign conditions.

Cultivation: When cultivated it is one of the hardiest alstroemerias, surviving temperatures of . It requires a sheltered spot in sun or part shade.

Etymology: The Latin specific epithet aureum means "golden".

Source: Wikipedia, article Alstroemeria aurea. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 491215
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
01/18/2018
Luis Carlos De Volder
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Photography ID: 444850
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
01/18/2012
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
157716118/01/2018ArgentinaNeuquénÁrea Tromen, Parque Nacional LanínLuis Carlos De Volder
140538318/01/2012ArgentinaNeuquénÁrea Tromen, Parque Nacional LanínJorge La Grotteria
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Alstroemeria aurea – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.