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Malesherbia humilis

Malesherbia humilis
Photo: Patricio Novoa Quezada from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY 2.0
Family
Malesherbiaceae (Malesherbi family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
N. & C. Chile to Argentina (Neuquén)
Climate
subtropical

About

Malesherbia humilis is an annual herb that grows in the subtropics of northern and central Chile to Argentina.

Where it grows

M. humilis are found from Santiago to Guatacondo, Chile. Some specimens have been collected in the Neuquén province, Argentina. The species are typically found at altitudes under 1000m, but some specimens have been collected up to 2900m. They grow in rocky and arid soils.

Other Malesherbia plants

Malesherbia angustisecta · Malesherbia ardens · Malesherbia arequipensis · Malesherbia auristipulata · Malesherbia bracteata · Malesherbia corallina · Malesherbia densiflora · Malesherbia deserticola · Malesherbia fasciculata · Malesherbia fatimae · Malesherbia haemantha · Malesherbia lactea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malesherbia humilis 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.

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