Ñirre tree 1.5 meters in height near the bank of Laguna Calluqueo. Gray/brown bark with mostly red leaves as winter approaches in Southern Chile. Rough leaflet edges with a vein down the center. Leaflets curve inwards.
Found approximately 100m from the edge of a glacier on a north facing slope. Elevation was approximately 1120m. This individual was growing in a small gulley with a fast flowing rivulet nearby.
Nire. (Nothofagus antarctica). Small tree found growing along trail. About 4 feet high and in leafing phase. Younger tree compared to the rest of the taller trees around. Found along Los Exploradores trail to see glacier in temperate rainforest habitat.