Krameria lappacea (Dombey) H.M.Burdet & B.B.Simpson is a plant in the Krameriaceae family, order Zygophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Krameria lappacea (Dombey) H.M.Burdet & B.B.Simpson
Krameria lappacea, or Peruvian rhatany, is a slow-growing Andean semi-arid shrub native to western South America.
Krameria lappacea (Dombey) H.M.Burdet & B.B.Simpson, commonly called para rhatany and Peruvian rhatany, is a plant species belonging to the genus Krameria. It is native to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwest Argentina. This is a slow-growing shrub that occurs in the semi-arid areas of the Andean region. Its Latin specific epithet "lappacea" comes from lappa, which means "with burrs".
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