Asteriscium chilense Cham. & Schltdl. belongs to the Apiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Asteriscium chilensis, Davidson, C 12819--Chile. Ruta J-55 east of Talca. 27 Nov 2014. DSC08479 (48).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Asteriscium
Specific Epithet
chilense
Authorship
Cham. & Schltdl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#59,420 of 335,497
Top 18%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hierba 0.75 m. Caudex ramificado, de raíz central.
