page_title: Lomatia ferruginea
section_title: Cultivation and uses
hierarchical_section_title: Lomatia ferruginea / Cultivation and uses
caption_attribution_description: Lomatia ferruginea
context_page_description: Lomatia ferruginea, commonly known as fuinque, is a small evergreen tree in the family Proteaceae.
  It is native to southern Argentina and Chile, the Patagonia region of South America. In Chile it grows from Curicó Province to Magallanes. It is found mostly in deep and moist soils.
context_section_description: The wood has beautiful marks and is much used in carpentry. It is highly valued as an ornamental tree in Chile. It has been planted in Scotland. And in the Faroe Islands, where it regularly self-seeds
caption: 1907 illustration, Curtis's botanical magazine
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