Aristotelia chilensis
Macqui
Evergreen shrub
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The Aristotelia chilensis plant species is found in S. America - Chile, Argentina. It is a member of the Elaeocarpaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Macqui. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. macqui. Cornus chilensis

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Latin Name:  Aristotelia chilensis
Common Name:  Macqui
Family:  Elaeocarpaceae
Author:  (Mol.)Stuntz.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Mature Height:  3   Mature Width:  5
 
Habitat:  A weedy shrub of cleared forests and waste ground, growing in damp humus rich soils on lower mountain hillsides by rivers between latitudes 31 and 40° south[139].

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