Ourisia fuegiana
Ourisia fuegiana Skottsb.
Ourisia fuegiana is a flowering plant in the Plantaginaceae family, native to the Andes of southern Argentina and Chile. Described by Carl Skottsberg in 1916, it grows in mountainous regions and is found as far north as 46°S. Though present in Tierra del Fuego, it is not endemic to the region.
Description
Ourisia fuegiana is a small plant characterized by solitary white bilabiate flowers, a subregular calyx with five ciliate lobes, hairy leaves with non-glandular hairs, and a short stigma. It is distributed across southern Argentina and Chile, thriving in high-altitude Andean habitats. The species was first described by Swedish botanist Carl Skottsb in 1916.
Distribution
Argentina South · Chile South
