ZARCILLA in Chile: Bomarea salsilla is a species endemic to Chile belonging to the family of alstroemeriaceae. They call it copihuito for having some resemblance to the copihue, the national flower of Chile, although it is more open and less campanuda It inhabits stony soils, in the middle shade, between the regions of the central zone, Valparaíso, to the southern macrozone, La Araucanía. It has red and sometimes yellow yellow flowers, with a dark ring around the middle of the petal, gathered in striking inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter. It is very attractive as an ornamental species.
