unidentified plant from Ecuador

[Joe & Alina]

Dear Torbjørn:

The plant in your photo is Lasiocephalus ovatus Schltdl. (Asteraceae).  This
species is very common in the Ecuadorian paramos.

Cheers,

Alina

Torbjørn Ekrem wrote:

> Dear all
>
> Does any of you recognize this plant?
>
> http://www.zoo.uib.no/~nzloe/plant.html
>
> A new species of Chironomidae (Diptera, Insecta) from this habitat is
> about to be described, and it would be nice to include the name of the
> plants in the area.
>
> Photo is from Chimborazo mountains, Ecuador at 4800 m a.s.l.
>
> Thanks
> Torbjørn
>
> --
> Torbjørn Ekrem                          phone: +47 55 58 29 03
> Museum of Zoology                       E-mail: Torbjorn.Ekrem at zoo.uib.no
> University of Bergen
> Muséplass 3
> N-5007 Bergen
> Norway

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