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Asteraceae

Chuquiraga jussieui J.F.Gmel.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Chuquiraga

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Chuquiraga jussieui: Besteigung des Vulkans Guagua Pichincha, bis an den Krater des noch aktiven Vulkans
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Quechua
Chukirawa, Ch'ana
Spanish
Chuquiragua, Chuquirahua, Flor de los Andes, Flor del caminante, Lychnophora van isschoti, Lychnophora van-isschoti

Synonyms

  • Chuquiraga fruticosa Juss. ex Steud.
  • Chuquiraga insignis (Willd.) Humb. & Bonpl.
  • Chuquiraga insignis Bonpl.
  • Chuquiraga insignis unranked microphylla (Bonpl.) Wedd.
  • Chuquiraga insignis var. armata Wedd.
  • Chuquiraga insignis var. genuina Wedd.
  • Chuquiraga insignis var. insignis
  • Chuquiraga insignis var. lancifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Wedd.
  • Chuquiraga insignis var. microphylla (Humb. & Bonpl.) DC.
  • Chuquiraga jussieui subsp. lancefolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) J.Kost.
  • Chuquiraga jussieui var. jussieui
  • Chuquiraga jussieui var. lancifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) J.Kost.
  • Chuquiraga lancifolia Humb. & Bonpl.
  • Chuquiraga lancifolia Bonpl.
  • Chuquiraga microphylla Humb. & Bonpl.
  • Chuquiraga microphylla Bonpl.
  • Chuquiraga peruviana J.St.-Hil.
  • Chuquiraga pseudoruscifolia Muschl.
  • Joannesia insignis (Willd.) Pers.
  • Johannia insignis Willd.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.