Montiopsis umbellata, W. D. Stevens 34227--Chile,11.5 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9784 (8).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences 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
Inflorescences erect, corolla magenta.
Location
Chile, Bio Bio, Bio Bio (Tucapel, Polcura)
-37.313333, -71.589444
Location Remarks
Comuna Tucapel, 12.1 km E of Polcura along road to El Abanico, 4.3 km W of Puente Polcura; moss and lichen covered rock outcrops and edge of low forest with Quillaja dominant. 647 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Roadside; prostrate from a taproot, leaves succulent, corolla red-purple, opening mid-morning.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Montiaceae
Genus
Montiopsis
Specific Epithet
umbellata
Authorship
(Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
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
#248,104 of 335,497
Top 74%
Extinction probability
10%
