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Internal ID UUID643ff71404f6a363110884
Scientific name Ourisia coccinea
Authority (Cav.) Pers.
First published in Syn. Pl. 2: 169 (1806)

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It is a member of the plantain family, and is native to the Andes mountain range. The plant has a compact, upright habit, and grows to a height of up to 1.2 meters. The leaves are long and narrow, and are arranged in a rosette pattern. The flowers are bright red, and are borne in clusters on the stem. The plant is drought tolerant, and prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is easy to grow, and is a popular choice for gardeners.

Ourisia coccinea is a drought-tolerant herbaceous perennial native to the Andes mountain range in Chile. It is a member of the plantain family and grows to a height of 1.2 meters with a compact, upright habit. Its leaves are long and narrow, arranged in a rosette pattern, and its bright red flowers are borne in clusters on the stem. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil and is easy to grow, making it a popular choice for gardeners.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ourisia villosa Molina Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili , ed. 2: 291 (1810)
Dichroma coccineum Cav. Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 233 (1801)
Ourisia pearcei Ingelrelst Ann. Hort. Franc. Étrangère 1(9): 4 (1863)

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Ourisia coccinea subsp. elegans (Phil.) Meudt Syst. Bot. Monogr. 77: 67 (2006)

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  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina South
      • Chile Central
      • Chile South

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000388110
Tropicos 29203776
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806574-1
The Plant List kew-2396203
Open Tree Of Life 371037
NCBI Taxonomy 292485
IPNI 806574-1
iNaturalist 567783
GBIF 7332041
Freebase /m/025w3cc
EOL 5678199
USDA GRIN 26181
Wikipedia Ourisia_coccinea

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Travelling to the south: Phylogeographic spatial diffusion model in Monttea aphylla (Plantaginaceae), an endemic plant of the Monte Desert Baranzelli MC, Cosacov A, Ferreiro G, Johnson LA, Sérsic AN PLoS One 05-Jun-2017
PMCID:PMC5459442
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178827
PMID:28582433

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