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Malesherbia fasciculata
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malesherbia fasciculata is a subshrub that is native to the subtropics of Northern and Central Chile.[1]
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Description
Morphology
M. fasciculata is described as ashy, with many stems originating from the same root covered in very short hairs.[2] M. fasciculata grows up to 1–2 feet tall and has "leathery" leaves.[3]
Reproduction
The flowers of M. fasciculata are white with red sepals, dark purple anthers, and are globular in shape.[4][5] Flowers bloom in November.[3]
Molecular biology
M. fasciculata was one of the species selected for the 1000 Plant Transcriptome project.[6]
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Taxonomy
Historical classification
M. fasciculata was originally described in 1881/1882 by David Don.[1] Similar to other species in the genera, Max J. Roem would attempt and fail to reclassify the species as Gynopleura in 1846.[7]
Varieties
There are two varieties of M. fasciculata; var. fasciculata and var. glandulosa.
M. fasciculata var. fasciculata (D.don) is found in Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana and Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in a variety of biomes.[8]
M. fasciculata var. glandulosa (Ricardi) is much more localized, having only been identified at the Hurtado river's basin within the Coquimbo region.[9]
The varieties differ from each other by the number of flowers formed on each stem, var. fasciculata will have 3-7 flowers whereas var. glandulosa has a single flower per stem.[8][9] Additionally, var. glandulosa has matted hairs and glandular hairs on the leaves and apex of sepals.[9]
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Photographs
Hosted by ChileFlora[10]
References
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