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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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Count: 25

Foto
Photography ID: 693919
  Adult

Parque Nacional Los Alerces
Chubut
Argentina
01/25/2018
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 693803
  Adult

Parque Nacional Los Alerces
Chubut
Argentina
01/22/2018
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 668829
  Adult

El Bolsón
Río Negro
Argentina
01/11/2026
Pablo Sanchez
Foto
Photography ID: 665646
 
Camino sin nombrar
Río Negro
Argentina
01/02/2026
Mariano Costa
Foto
Photography ID: 618399
  Adult

Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Río Negro
Argentina
01/04/2022
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 589547
  Adult

Cushamen
Chubut
Argentina
01/12/2023
Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
Foto
Photography ID: 584073
  Adult

Los Lagos
Neuquén
Argentina
01/20/2021
Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar



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Species records

Count: 35



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241943711/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroRefugio La Playita, El BolsónPablo Sanchez
243813108/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroSendero a mirador Tacul, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiAndrea Casaburi
243137103/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroParque Municipal Llao Llao- Sendero de los Arrayanes, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiAndrea Casaburi
240926402/01/202617:31ArgentinaRío NegroCamino sin nombrarMariano Costa
240284821/12/202517:20ArgentinaRío NegroCamino sin nombrar20Mariano Costa
196428330/01/2024ArgentinaRío NegroCamino al Refugio Neumeyer, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiAluminé Sangorrín
193933903/12/2023ArgentinaRío NegroMirador Lago Gutierrez, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiGustavo Fernando Durán
192910029/10/2023ArgentinaNeuquénCamino Siete Lagos, San Martin de los AndesMarcos Augusto Lartigau
173996122/03/2023ArgentinaRío NegroValle del Challhuaco, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiRicardo Juliano
170605417/01/2023ArgentinaRío NegroCamino sin nombrar (-41,054528, -71,544584)Jorge 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.