Place of Publication
Gayana, Bot. 53(2): 279 (1996)
Type citation
Based on Stipa venusta Phil. "Chile, Tarapacá, de Socaire allata, Feb 1885, F. Philippi."
Synonyms
References
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Peñailillo (1996)
Peñailillo, P. 1996. Anatherostipa, a new genus of Poaceae (Stipeae). Gayana. Botánica 53(2): 277-284
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Finot et al. (2017)
Finot, V.L. , Marticorena, A. , Rodríguez, R. , Muñoz, R.G. and , 2017. Systematic Diversity of the Family Poaceae (Gramineae) in Chile, In: Grillo, O. (ed.) The Dynamical Processes of Biodiversity - case studies of evolution and spatial distribution (pp 71-108) Intech. Available from:http://www.intechopen.com/books/the-dynamical-processes-of-biodiversity-case-studies-of-evolution-and-spatial-distribution/systematic-diversity-of-the-family-poaceae-gramineae-in-chile
Regions
Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Arica y Parinacota
Habitat
Desert and Andean desert
Distribution and habitat
This species has a northern distribution in Chile from the Region of Arica to Region Antofagasta, from 3400 to 5000 m above sea level. It forms dense cushions in arid sandy soils (Finot, 2017).
Habit
Flowering from September to May.
Key characteristics
This species is closely related to Anatherostipa boomanii which also has a similar distribution in Chile. It differs by its glabrous floret which has no hairs in A boomanii (Finot, 2017)