Biology:Hypochaeris sessiliflora

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hypochaeris sessiliflora
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Chikku chikku or cat's ear (Hypochaeris sessiliflora) on Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hypochaeris
Species:
H. sessiliflora
Binomial name
Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Kunth 1818
Synonyms[1]

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]

Distribution[2][3]
  • Colombia (South America)
  • Ecuador (South America)
  • Peru (South America)
  • Venezuela (South America)
  • Bolivia (South America)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15587386 entry