Ourisia microphylla
Ourisia microphylla Poepp. & Endl.
Ourisia microphylla is a flowering plant species in the Plantaginaceae family, native to the Andes of southern Chile and Argentina. It was described by Eduard Poeppig and Stephan Endlicher in 1835. This plant is a small, perennial, many-branched, and suffruticose species with entire, decussate leaves. Its flowers are solitary, with a regular calyx and a pink to white regular corolla. The calyx is covered in tiny glandular hairs, and the corolla tube is glabrous inside.
Description
Ourisia microphylla is found in the Andes mountains of southern Chile and Argentina. It is a showy, perennial species with a suffruticose growth habit. The leaves are arranged in a decussate pattern and are entire in shape. The flowers are solitary and have a regular calyx, with a pink to white corolla. The calyx features glandular hairs, while the inside of the corolla tube is smooth. This species is part of the Plantaginaceae family and was first described in 1835 by Poeppig and Endlicher.
Distribution
Argentina Northwest · Argentina South · Chile Central
Synonyms
Ourisia microphylla f. alba
