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Moschopsis
Sign in to saveMoschopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae, native to the Andes of Chile and Argentina in southern South America. They are compact perennial succulents appearing somewhat like small heads of broccoli or artichokes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCalyceraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Calyceraceae
- Collections
- MO, K, F
- Recorded in
- Chile
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Moschopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae, native to the Andes of Chile and Argentina in southern South America. They are compact perennial succulents appearing somewhat like small heads of broccoli or artichokes.
==Species== 10 species are currently accepted: Moschopsis ameghinoi (Speg.) Dusén Moschopsis angustifolia Moschopsis caleofuensis (Speg.) Dusén Moschopsis dentata Moschopsis filifolia Moschopsis leyboldii Phil. Moschopsis patagonica Moschopsis rosulata Moschopsis subandina (Speg.) Dusén Moschopsis trilobata Dusén
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moschopsis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.