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Oritrophium peruvianum (Lam.) Cuatrec.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Oritrophium

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Oritrophium peruvianum: An alpine species, native from Venezuela to Peru. Here high on Volcan Ruiz, Colombia. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/aster/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
أريغارون هجين
Chinese
祕魯白蓮菀
Quechua
Waka-waka

Synonyms

  • Arnica peruviana Pers.
  • Aster pellitus Kunth
  • Aster peruvianus (Lam.) Cabrera
  • Celmisia pellita (Kunth) Sch.Bip.
  • Chrysactinium erigeroides (Benth.) H.Rob. & Brettell
  • Doronicum peruvianum Lam.
  • Erigeron hybridus Hieron.
  • Erigeron lehmannii Hieron.
  • Erigeron loxensis Hieron.
  • Erigeron pellitus Hieron.
  • Erigeron pellitus (Kunth) Wedd.
  • Erigeron peruvianus (Lam.) Cuatrec.
  • Erigeron peruvianus var. peruvianus
  • Erigeron pusillus Lehm.
  • Erigeron stuebelii Hieron.
  • Liabum erigeroides Benth.
  • Oritrophium peruvianum f. peruvianum
  • Oritrophium peruvianum subsp. peruvianum

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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.