General information ³

Endemic of the temperate rainforest of South America
Its scientific name refers to the star (aster) shape of the flowers (antera) and oval shape of the leaves (ovata)
Common name is Estrellita (little star)
Observed on the hike to Las Cumbres in Futangue

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Natalia Reyes Escobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Estrellita_del_Monte_Parque_Nacional_Hornopir%C3%A9n_02.jpg
2. (c) maragirta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by maragirta
3. (c) Alice Roy-Bolduc, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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