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Chuquiraga
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chuquiraga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] The genus is distributed in the Andes from Colombia to Chile, with most species occurring in Patagonia.[3]
These are evergreen shrubs. They have many shapes and sizes of leaves, and two general types of flowers apparently adapted for pollination by hummingbirds and insects.[5] Some species occur at elevations over 4000 meters in the Andes, while others can be found at sea level.[6]
Many are of ecological importance because they are dominant plant species in very dry habitat types, and local animals depend on them.[7] Hummingbirds of the genus Oreotrochilus, the hillstars, rely heavily on these plants, and some species have never been observed on any other plant taxa.[8]
Some species have been used as fuel, as traditional medicines, and as ornamental plants.[7]
- Species[1]
- Chuquiraga acanthophylla
- Chuquiraga arcuata
- Chuquiraga atacamensis
- Chuquiraga aurea
- Chuquiraga avellanedae
- Chuquiraga calchaquina
- Chuquiraga doniana
- Chuquiraga echegarayi
- Chuquiraga jussieui
- Chuquiraga kuscheli
- Chuquiraga kuschelii
- Chuquiraga longiflora
- Chuquiraga morenonis
- Chuquiraga oblongifolia
- Chuquiraga oppositifolia
- Chuquiraga parviflora
- Chuquiraga raimondiana
- Chuquiraga rosulata
- Chuquiraga ruscifolia
- Chuquiraga spinosa
- Chuquiraga straminea
- Chuquiraga tomentosa
- Chuquiraga weberbaueri
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