Place of Publication
Phytotaxa 468(1): 35 (2020)
Type citation
CHILE. Atacama Region: Cordillera Cerro Pulido, ca. 3500 m, January 1926, E. Werdermann 956 (holotype E00130066!, isotypes F568953!, CONC55631!, CONC13815,! CONC13814!, SI, NY, UC, LIL, GH, US).
References
Iconography
- Bull-Hereñu (2020): figs. 7 b,e,h,k
Regions
Atacama
Habitat
Desert and
Andean desert
Distribution and habitat
Found on the slopes of the Andes in the Atacama Region above 3000 m
Distribution
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Malesherbia lirana var. atacamensis Bull-Hereñu
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Descriptions
Habit
Perennial herb, stems 8-35 cm long
Key characteristics
Differs from M. lirana var liriana in its more robust, taller and ascendant stems, its oblong to lance-shaped leaves, it has more than one flower per flowering stem, and shorter corona of a yellowish tone (Bull-Hereñu, 2020).