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!Pleuridium andinum Herzog

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 5/6/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 12/6/2011)

EcoRegions: Puna

Elevation: 2500-3000, 3000-3500, 3500-4000, 4000-4500

Substrate: soil

Frequency: rare

Notes (Last Modified On 12/6/2011)

general taxon notes:

Ecology. Prepuna and humid puna; on soil. Elevation. 2788-4470 m. Distribution. Bolivia: Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz. World range: Peru to Chile.

Pleuridium andinum exhibits lower stem leaves broadly acute to obtuse, bifid marginal serrations, and capsules ca. 0.6 mm (Griffin 1987). The type is from Llavetal (Department of Cochabamba). The recent collections by Carreño & Huanca (1435, 1450) from Vallegrande in the department of Santa Cruz were made at a significant lower elevation.