Chaetanthera pubescens A.M.R.Davies

Place of Publication

Chaetanthera and Oriastrum: 214 (2010)

Type citation

“Chile, IV Región de Coquimbo, Prov. de Elqui, Curva 9, sector “Mil Curvas” camino entre Guanta y Baños del Toro, 2740 m, 01.2002, K. Arroyo et al. 25076” (Holotype in CONC)

References

Davies (2010)

Davies, A.M.R. 2010. Chaetanthera and Oriastrum. A systematic revision of Chaetanthera Ruiz and Pav. and the reinstatement of Oriastrum Poepp. and Endl. (Asteraceae: Mutisieae). Alemania: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschriften

Iconography

Davies (2010): Fig. 74

Regions

Atacama and Coquimbo

Distribution and habitat

Occurs between the provinces of Copiapó and Marí (27° 30'-30° 30 lat. S), between 600-3500 metres above sea-level. It grows on gravel slopes, screes and amongst boulders. Flowers from November to January.

Distribution

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Descriptions

Davies (2010)

Habit

Annual herb with flowering stems 1-10 cm long

Key characteristics

Similar to C. limbata but differs in having the surface of the leaf covered in glands (Davies 2010).