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Malesherbia paniculata

Malesherbia paniculata
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0
Family
Malesherbiaceae (Malesherbi family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
N. & NC. Chile
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Malesherbia paniculata is perennial subshrub native to the Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana, and O'Higgins regions of Chile. It can be found at elevations of up to 2600m to sea level. It was originally described in 1827 by D. Don.

Phenotypically, M. paniculata is extremely similar to sister species M. linearifolia. Though they are distinguishable by their leaves. Additionally, they differ in their species range.

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 humilis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malesherbia paniculata 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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