Place of Publication
Fl. Atacam: 25, pl. 2b. (1860a)
Type citation
"Cachinal de la Costa", XII-1853, R. A. Philippi (Type: SGO)
Synonyms
References
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Philippi R.A. (1860a)
Philippi, R.A. 1860a. Florula Atacamensis seu enumeratio plantarum, quas in itinere per desertum Atacamense. Sumptibus E. Anton
Iconography
- Mathias & Constance (1962): Fig. 23. (a-g)
Regions
Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Atacama
Habitat
Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Restricted to desert plains in northern Chile from 200-700 metres above sea level.
Descriptions
- Mathias & Constance (1962)
Habit
Shrub or woody-based perennial 0.5-2 m tall. Flowering from September to January
Key characteristics
The only species of Eremocharis native to Chile.
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.