Place of Publication
Pl. Syst. Evol. 197: 190 (1995)
Type citation
“Chile, Ultima Esperanza, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, north-eastern slope of Cerro Ferrier, 750 m s.m., 51°07’S, 73°10’W, 9 Jan. 1994, Swenson & Martinsson 323” (Holotype: UPS. Isotypes: CONC, HIP, K, L, S)
References
Iconography
- Swenson (1995): figs: 2b; 12d
Regions
Los Lagos,
Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and
Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena
Habitat
Temperate Forests,
Valdivian rainforest,
Patagonian Steppe and Andean Subpolar Forests and
Wetlands
Distribution and habitat
This species is known from a few widely separated locations, however, it is likely that further fieldwork will reveal other locations. Its southern extremity is on Isla Hoste (Tierra del Fuego) and with scattered populations especially in mountain locations in Ultima Esperanza north to Lago Azul in Los Lagos region. It occurs on mountains slopes sometimes in boggy conditions and has an altitudinal range between 200 to 750 m above sea level
Distribution
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Abrotanella pupurea Swenson
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Abrotanella pupurea Swenson
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Abrotanella pupurea Swenson
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Habit
Forms small cushions or lax mats. Flowering December to February
Key characteristics
This species can occur with A. linearifolia and the two species have been confused as they both have purple flowers. A. purpurea differs by having blunt and linear leaves (vs. pointed, linear-oblanceolate ) and bell-shaped (campanulate) central florets (vs. tubular).
