Lychnophora ericoides Mart.

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Lychnophora ericoides Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    G. L. Smith 809 with Gustavo Martinelli, 14 Dec 1979

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaco. Rocky road off MG-2 (a dirt road from Diamantina to Couto de Magalhaes) to a mountain top.

  • Habitat

    Rocky field on mountain top and high plateau area with shrubs and grasses on rock outcrops of sandstone and quartzite and on quartzite sand.

  • Description

    Shrubs 2-2.5 m tall; robust woody stems; mature shrubs begin to branch at ca. 0.5 m and show candelabra pattern. Often forms dense thickets. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00750397

    Occurrence ID: eccb38e3-e4b8-4135-bcb5-dc29f29d6149

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asterales

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • All Determinations

    Lychnophora ericoides Mart. det S. B. Jones, Jr., 1980

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaco. Rocky road off MG-2 (a dirt road from Diamantina to Couto de Magalhaes) to a mountain top

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