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Colourful houses in the old town of Valparaíso, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Firebush or Notro (Embothrium coccineum), a large bush with bright crimson flowers, grows in scrubland areas such as along the trail north of Refugio Paine Grande and alongside Lago Pehoé. Another common scrub-dwelling species is the white-flowered Fachine or Mata verde (Chiliotrichum diffusum).

Typical of wet and boggy areas, as well as areas of scrub and steppe, is Balsam Bog or Llareta (Bolax gummifer), which grows in large (up to 0.5m), deep green semi-hemispherical cushions. Although they look incredibly hardy, they can take up to 10 years to regenerate from a single human footprint – so tread carefully. Sphagum Moss (Sphagnum magellanicum) is also found in bogs and waterlogged areas. On drier, rocky scrub you will find Mata Barrosa (Mulinum spinosum), which forms dense thorny cushions up to 0.8m in height, with tiny yellowish flowers.

Flowers in scrub, steppe and rocky areas include the small blue Estrellita or Falkland Lavender (Perezia recurvata), the Campanilla or Streaked Maiden (Olsynium biflorum), Adesmia or Chinita dorada (Adesmia pumila) and Saxífraga (Saxifraga magellanica).