[Taxacom] ID for an Andean angiosperm

Mark Egger m.egger at comcast.net
Wed Sep 23 12:35:02 CDT 2015


This is definitely a Bartsia species, very possibly B. mutica.

Best wishes,

Mark

p.s. If you found any Castilleja species on your visit, I’d appreciate seeing images and/or specimens.


On Sep 22, 2015, at 6:46 PM, Vinícius Antonio de Oliveira Dittrich <vinarc at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Dear all,
>  Does anybody know this Andean angiosperm?
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5b1m8l3sk1znrt3/AADtNRKlYxMnefPGCJbnJxiQa?dl=0 -
> the photo was taken in Peru, in Machupicchu mountain (very close to the
> famous ancient city), at more or less 2500m a.s.l. At first I thought it
> was a *Salvia *species, but now I'm more convinced that it is not! As I
> haven't collected the plant, it's impossible to be certain about ovary
> position and other important details for a proper ID.
>   Thanks in advance.
>   Best,
>   Vinícius
> 
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