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Ourisia fragrans is a small perennial herb from the Andes of southern Chile and Argentina, growing in rocky, high-altitude sites near the treeline. It is a cool-climate alpine plant best grown in a gritty, free-draining spot that stays cool and moist.
Ourisia fragrans is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to mountainous habitats of the Andes of southern Argentina and Chile. Rodolfo Amando Philippi described O. fragrans in 1864. This species can be distinguished from others in the genus Ourisia by the glandular hairs on all vegetative parts, a nearly regular corolla that is white, pink or purple, and its five fertile stamens of equal length.
Ourisia fragrans is endemic to the Andes mountains of Argentina and Chile from approximately 39°S to 42°S latitude. It is found in the he Argentinean provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro (possibly also Chubut), as well as the Chilean region of Los Lagos, including multiple national parks. It can be found from 1300 to 2190 m above sea level in rocky habitats near the treeline, including outcrops, crevices and cliffs sometimes near running water.
Ourisia alpina · Ourisia biflora · Ourisia breviflora subsp. breviflora · 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
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
