Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (406).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (402).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (395).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (407).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (409).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (405).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (394).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (393).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (414).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (413).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (404).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (391).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (412).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (389).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (398).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (396).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (403).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (411).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (390).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (392).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (400).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (408).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (397).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (410).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (401).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (399).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (108).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (9).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (2).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (107).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (15).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (97).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (104).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (96).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (103).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (5).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (11).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (7).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (100).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (13).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (93).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (98).JPG
Melosperma andicola, Stevens, W. D 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9667.JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (110).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (99).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (4).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (10).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (109).JPG
Melosperma andicola, WDS 34200--Chile. Cta. 115. 2.6 km W of La Laguna. 22 Feb 2013. DSC02735 (95).JPG
Melosperma andicola, W. D. Stevens 34200--Chile, 2.6 km W La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9681 (14).JPG
Native to Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central (source: POWO). 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
Prostrate perennial, branches radiating from a central taproot; capsules green, maturing to blue-green, brown at dehiscence.
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
Christopher Davidson, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hierba procumbente.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Melosperma
Specific Epithet
andicola
Authorship
Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 17.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.5
Global rank
#23,806 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
11%
