Ourisia pygmaea
Ourisia pygmaea Phil.
Ourisia pygmaea is a flowering plant in the Plantaginaceae family, native to the Andes in southern Argentina and Chile. It was first described in 1858 by Rodolfo Amando Philippi. This small plant has white, bilabiate flowers with a glabrous corolla tube, a five-lobed calyx with ciliate edges, glabrous leaves, and a creeping growth habit.
Description
Ourisia pygmaea is found in mountainous regions of southern Argentina and Chile. It is characterized by its small size and solitary white flowers with a bilabiate corolla. The corolla tube is hairless, and the calyx has five lobes that are ciliate and divided to the base. The leaves are also glabrous. This species exhibits a creeping growth habit and is adapted to high-altitude Andean environments.
Distribution
Argentina South · Chile Central · Chile South
