Lastarriaea

Lastarriaea chilensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Eriogonoideae
Tribus: Eriogoneae
Genus: Lastarriaea
Species: L. chilensis – L. coriacea – L. ptilota

Name

Lastarriaea J.Rémy Fl. Chil. [Gay] 5(3): 289, t. 58. (1851)

• Type species: Lastarriaea chilensis J.Rémy Fl. Chil. [Gay] 5(3): 290. (1851)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Donatia Bertero ex Remy in C.Gay, Fl. Chil. 5: 289 (1849), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northwest Continental: Southern America Regionalː Western South America Chile Central, Chile North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rémy, J. in C.Gay, 1851. Historia Fisica y Politica de Chile ... Botanica [Flora Chilena] 5(3): 289, t. 58.

Additional references

• Reveal, J.L. 1989. Notes on selected genera related to Chorizanthe (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae). Phytologia 66(3): 199-220. Full text on BHL Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Lastarriaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Lastarriaea. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 11 2017. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: leather spineflower

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