Zephyra compacta C.Ehrh. is a plant in the Tecophilaeaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Zephyra compacta C.Ehrh.

Zephyra compacta C.Ehrh.

Zephyra compacta is a perennial flowering herb endemic to northern Chile’s Atacama and Coquimbo regions.

Genus
Zephyra
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Zephyra compacta C.Ehrh.

Zephyra compacta C.Ehrh. is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Tecophilaeaceae family. It is one of only two species that make up the genus Zephyra; the other species is Zephyra elegans. This plant is a perennial herb that is endemic to Chile, where it grows in the northern Chilean regions of Atacama and Coquimbo.

Photo: (c) Guillermo Luna-Jorquera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Guillermo Luna-Jorquera · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Tecophilaeaceae Zephyra

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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