Fabiana imbricata, vernacular names pichi, palo piche,[2] or false heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.

[4] The upright form F. imbricata f. violacea, of horticultural origin, bears masses of pale violet flowers.

[8] Interest in F. imbricata has extended into the development of in vitro culturing of the plant’s tissue for the harvesting of secondary metabolites for further research.

[10] This study found the haploid and monoploid numbers of chromosomes to be 9 for F. imbricata, F. densa, and F. denudata, Calibrachoa sp., and the Petunia species examined.

Within the groups surveyed, this methodology does not give rise to the same phylogenetic tree overall as that of Olmstead and Migid, but for Fabiana and sister genera, it is in agreement.