Fuchsia
Fuchsia
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Fuchsia is a genus of about 110 species, mostly shrubs or small trees, native primarily to South and Central America, Mexico, New Zealand, and Tahiti. Some species can reach up to 8 meters tall and are often found in open evergreen forests or high-altitude shrublands. They are characterized by their often red-purple flowers.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 7,0970.48%——
- 10.00%—1.9 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Mature height
- 26.2 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 1.9 in, 90th percentile 1.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central American Atlantic moist forests
- Central American montane forests
- Central Polynesian tropical moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central American dry forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Central American pine-oak forests
Other Fuchsia in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.