Lasthenia kunthii (vernacular name ranca)[1][2]) is a herb endemic to central Chile. It was first gathered in Rancagua.
This herb grows in inundated environments, such as lagoons and grasslands with large amounts of salt. Its range is mostly between Coquimbo and Valdivia, but it has also been observed in Ultima Esperanza (Magallanes Region[3]) and in the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro, Argentina.
Lasthenia kunthii Hook.et Arn. (syn. L. obtusifolia Cass.,[4])
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Lasthenia kunthii (vernacular name ranca)) is a herb endemic to central Chile. It was first gathered in Rancagua.
This herb grows in inundated environments, such as lagoons and grasslands with large amounts of salt. Its range is mostly between Coquimbo and Valdivia, but it has also been observed in Ultima Esperanza (Magallanes Region) and in the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro, Argentina.
La ranca (Lasthenia kunthii) es una planta de la familia de las Asteraceae. Es originaria de Chile[1] y Argentina.
Es una planta herbácea anual. Posee tallos tendidos, gráciles y glabros. Sus hojas son lineales, opuestas, unidas en la base y otras son filamentosas. Sus flores son amarillas y dimorfas.
Se encuentra en sitios inundados, lagunillas y estepas salinas. Se distribuye en Chile principalmente entre Coquimbo y Valdivia, con registros además en Última Esperanza y en las provincias de Chubut y Río Negro, Argentina. Fue colectada por primera vez en Chile en la zona de Rancagua por el naturalista italiano Carlo Bertero.[2]
Lasthenia kunthii fue descrita por William Jackson Hooker y George Arnott Walker Arnott y publicado en J. Bot. 3: 319. 1841[3]
Lasthenia: nombre genérico que deriva del griego antiguo Lasthenia, pupila de Platón que vestía de hombre.
kunthii: epíteto otorgado en honor del naturalista alemán Carl Sigismund Kunth.
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Especies: Lasthenia kunthii
La ranca (Lasthenia kunthii) es una planta de la familia de las Asteraceae. Es originaria de Chile y Argentina.
Lasthenia kunthii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được (Less.) Hook. & Arn. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1841.[1]
Lasthenia kunthii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được (Less.) Hook. & Arn. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1841.
