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Krameria lappacea
Also called Rhatany Root, Peruvian Rhatany
Krameria lappacea, commonly known as para rhatany and Peruvian rhatany, is a plant species in the genus Krameria, native to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile and northwest Argentina. It is a slow-growing shrub that grows in semi-arid areas of the Andean region. The Latin specific epithet of lappacea is derived from lappa meaning with burrs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Krameria lappacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
