Place of Publication
Fl. Atacam: 42 (1860a)
Type citation
"In valle Taltal legi (ad. c. 25° 25' lat. m) des Atacamensis, XII-1853, E.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
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Mathias & Constance (1962)
Mathias , M.E. and Constance, L. 1962. A revision of Asteriscium and related Hydrocotyloid Umbelliferae. University of California Publications in Botany 33(2):99-184
Iconography
- Mathias & Constance (1962): Fig. 21. (a-g)
Regions
Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo
Distribution and habitat
Northern Chile in desert flood plains and rocky slopes 10- 400 metres above sea-level.
Descriptions
- Mathias & Constance (1962)
Habit
Spreading, spinescent shrub 10-100 meters tall. Flowering September to February.
Key characteristics
Close to G. spinosissimum but differing by having divided leaves and stalked flowers and fruits
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.