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Ourisia breviflora subsp. breviflora is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to mountainous habitats of the Andes of southern Chile and Argentina. George Bentham described O. breviflora in 1864. Plants of this subspecies are found in the southern part of the range of O. breviflora in the Andes of southern Chile and Argentina from 44 to 55°S latitude. They have long, sparsely to densely distributed hairs on the upper surface of the leaves, corollas that have dark purple striations, and floral bracts more than 5 mm long.
Ourisia breviflora subsp. breviflora is endemic to the Andes mountains of Chile and Argentina from approximately 44°S to 56°S latitude. It is found in the Chilean regions of Aysén and Magallanes, and the Argentinean provinces of Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego. It can be found between sea level and 1200 m above sea level in wet or humid habitats such as bogs, streams, waterfalls, heath, as well as rocky cliffs and crevices, often in orophytic (subalpine) areas in Nothofagus forest near the treeline. It is one of three species of Ourisia to reach Tierra del Fuego (together with O. fuegiana and O. ruellioides), where is part of the 'alpine meadow' plant community, including on Isla de los Estados, in three of the four main vegetational zones, i.e. Magellanic moorland, evergreen forest and deciduous forest.
Ourisia alpina · Ourisia biflora · Ourisia breviflora subsp. uniflora · Ourisia breviflora · Creeping Mountain Foxglove · Ourisia calycina · Ourisia chamaedrifolia · Ourisia coccinea subsp. coccinea · Ourisia coccinea subsp. elegans · Ourisia coccinea · Ourisia confertifolia · Ourisia cotapatensis
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