Metharme lanata
| Metharme lanata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Phil. ex Engl. (1890) |
| Species: | M. lanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Metharme lanata Phil. ex Engl. (1890) | |
Metharme lanata is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Metharme. It is a perennial herb endemic to the Arica y Parinacota and Tarapacá regions of northern Chile, where it grows in deserts and dry shrublands in high elevations.[1][2]
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro (2018). "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.
- ^ Metharme lanata Phil. ex Engl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 April 2024.