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Mutisia arequipensis

Botanic Family
Asteraceae
Author
Cabrera

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Climbing or procumbent subshrub with dentate winged glabrous branches. leaves to 50mm x 4mm with apical simple tendrils. Flowers to 10mm wide with 4-5 series of phyllaries, outer ones to 4mm x 5mm, inner ones to 20mm x 8mm, 9-10 ray florets with tridentate red corollas to 17mm x 3.5mm, 15-20 disc florets with blabiate corolla with tube to 22mm long. Glabrous achenes to 3mm long with pappus to 18mm long.

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