Fuchsia magellanica var. macrostema
Common name
Magellan fuchsia
Family
Onagraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1922
Origin
temperate Chile and Argentina
Etymology
fuchsia: After Leonhart Fuchs (17 Jan 1501 - 10 May 1566), a German physician and regarded as one of the three founding fathers of botany.
magellanica: Named after the Magellan Straits in southern South America