Chuquiraga
Encyclopedia
Chuquiraga is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family, containing 23 species.
Species
include:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family, containing 23 species.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Chuquiraga arcuataChuquiraga arcuataChuquiraga arcuata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is never found in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Chuquiraga jussieui
- Chuquiraga oppositifolia
- Chuquiraga spinosa