My Favourite Species is?

Knowing the different trees and plants is an important issue in our career. During my years here, I can say that although I already know many, there is not one that really is my favorite. Even so, the first species that comes to mind when they ask me this is Fitzoya cupressoides.

Fitzroya is a monotypic genus in the cypress family. The single living species, Fitzroya cupressoides, is a tall, long-lived conifer native to Chile and Argentina. Common name is Alerce. The genus was named in honour of Robert FitzRoy. Alerce is the largest species in South America. Normally growing to 40–60 m, but occasionally more than 70 m, and up to 5 m in trunk diameter. Its rough pyramidal canopy provides cover for the southern beech, laurel and myrtle.

The reason why this species easily comes to my mind is because, normally it is a species that is easy to recognize, thinking of its "silver" bark or its pyramidal canopy, but for me it has always been difficult to identify it. It's something that still surprises me, I've gone to the two national parks where there is great density of these and despite that, I'm still questioning “Is it or is it not Alerce?” When I'm watching it