Polycarpaea hassleriana Chodat belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Polycarpaea
Specific Epithet
hassleriana
Authorship
Chodat
3/22/2011
Location
Paraguay, Cordillera
-25.294444, -57.096667
Location Remarks
Cerro Tobatí, trail from Capilla Virgen de Fátima; weathered sandstone domes with shrubby vegetation in cracks and crevices. 211 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
In sand in cracks of the most exposed rocks, flowers cream.