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Aldama media is a perennial herb in the daisy family, with a woody base, growing up to about 1 m tall and bearing small white flowers with yellow centres. It is native only to Ecuador, where it grows in dry forest, scrub and grassland near saline lakes.
Aldama media is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is near saline lakes, growing in dry forests, scrublands and grasslands. It is threatened by habitat loss.
After molecular phylogenetic studies by botanists Schilling and Panero in 2011, showed that some species that were formerly classified in the genus Viguiera and then transferred to genus Aldama.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
