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Geography of Chile Quiz
Chile

This colorful blossom is the national flower of Chile.

"The intense red of its hanging flowers sparkle amid the dark leaves of the forests, making a proud adornment to our woods; it is for this reason that it has been given the honour of being our national flower. The Latin description of the flower is penduli, formosissimi: corolla rosea, alquando roseo-puniceo, intus punctis albis, maculata."

  Question #2

This flower is a

caudal   copihue   copiapo 

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Photograph thanks to Victor Kabath Portillo, from Chile, by Hans Storandt, published by Storandt, Silva y Cia, Ltda, Santiago, 1967

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