Hypochaeris sessiliflora | |
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Chikku chikku or cat's ear (Hypochaeris sessiliflora) on Cotopaxi, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hypochaeris |
Species: | H. sessiliflora
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Binomial name | |
Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Kunth 1818
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Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Hypochaeris sessiliflora, the chikku chikku, is a South American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a terrestrial herb of high Andean forest to high altitude páramo (2,500–4,500 m). [2]
Hypochaeris sessiliflora is a small plant rarely more than 13 cm tall. Flowers are usually yellow or white, rarely purple or orange. Each head contains about 25 ray flowers but no disc flowers. [3]
Hypochaeris sessiliflora | |
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Chikku chikku or cat's ear (Hypochaeris sessiliflora) on Cotopaxi, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hypochaeris |
Species: | H. sessiliflora
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Binomial name | |
Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Kunth 1818
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Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Hypochaeris sessiliflora, the chikku chikku, is a South American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a terrestrial herb of high Andean forest to high altitude páramo (2,500–4,500 m). [2]
Hypochaeris sessiliflora is a small plant rarely more than 13 cm tall. Flowers are usually yellow or white, rarely purple or orange. Each head contains about 25 ray flowers but no disc flowers. [3]