Montiopsis cistiflora, W. D. Stevens 34198--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9732 (1).JPG
Montiopsis cistiflora, W. D. Stevens 34198--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9732 (3).JPG
Montiopsis cistiflora, W. D. Stevens 34198--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9732 (2).JPG
Native to Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca (San Clemente, Curillinque)
-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
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Leafy branches prostrate; fruits dull purple-green, petals bright purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Montiaceae
Genus
Montiopsis
Specific Epithet
cistiflora
Authorship
(Gillies ex Arn.) D.I.Ford
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#282,333 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
10%
