Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (406).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
Christopher Davidson, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hierba procumbente.
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.
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%
