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Paepalanthus alpinus Körn.

(Eriocaulaceae)
Collection: Orejuela, Andrés - 2350

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 11361
Preparations Excicado - 1; Fotografía - 1: JBB11139
Determiner Díaz, Amalia
Determination date 2019

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Bogotá, D.C.
County Bogotá
Locality Predios del Jardín Botánico. Ambiente de Páramo y bosque altoandino
Coordinates (verbatim) 4° 40' 0.9" N - 74° 05' 58.6" W
Latitud decimal 4.6669167
Longitud decimal -74.0996111
Elevation (in meters) 2582.0000000000
Collection date 2015-07-13

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Poales
Family Eriocaulaceae
Genus Paepalanthus
Species alpinus
Species author Körn.
Scientific name Paepalanthus alpinus Körn.

Biological attributes

Phenology Floración
Vernacular names According to plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, is known as: Cardita, Cardo blanco, Quiche, Quiche de Páramo.
Plant description Hierba arrosetada. Inflorescencias en cabezuelas blancas

Cite as

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-11-21
Photo 11361 Ocurrence

Modified: 2022-02-18 00:54:35

GUID: f33b3b58-7839-4559-b735-e0065b7c7a97




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