Place of Publication
Phytologia 70(3): 212 (1991)
Synonyms
References
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Hershkovitz (1991)
Hershkovitz, M.A. 1991. Taxonomic notes in Cistanthe, Calandrinia and Talinum (Portulaceae). Phytologia 70(3),209-225
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Teillier & Ibáñez (2025)
Teillier, S. and Ibáñez, S. 2025. Revisión de las especies de Cistanthe Spach sección Rosulatae (Montiaceae).Chloris Chilensis, 28(1), 223-260
Regions
Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Atacama
Habitat
Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Found from the Tarapacá Region, in the provinces of Iquique and El Tamarugal, to the Atacama Region, in the provinces of Chañaral and Huasco. It grows in open areas and is sometimes very abundant locally (Teillier & Ibáñez (2025))
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.