Argyrochosma nivea

  1. Plantae
  2. Pteridophyta
  3. Polypodiopsida
  4. Polypodiales
  5. Pteridaceae
  6. Argyrochosma
  7. Argyrochosma nivea

Argyrochosma nivea (Poir.) Windham

For the catalog of Vascular Plants of Chile this is an accepted name

Taxonomic Classification

  • Division: Pteridophyta

    • Class: Polypodiopsida

      • Order: Polypodiales

        • Family: Pteridaceae

Characteristic

Habit: Grass

State: Native

Minimum Height 200

Maximum Height: 4000

Common name(s): Chujchu, Qusupe

Synonymy

Acrostichum albidulum Sw.

Cincinalis nivea (Poir.) Desv.

Cincinalis tarapacana Phil.

Gymnogramma nivea (Poir.) Mett.

Notholaena nivea (Poir.) Desv.

Pellaea nivea (Poir.) Prantl

Pteris nivea Poir.

Regional Distribution

Arica and Parinacota Region

Tarapaca Region

Antofagasta Region

State of Conservation
 

Least Concern (LC)

More Information

Geo-referencing of herbarium specimens

Note: The collection coordinates of the specimens were post-processed to hide their exact position (error close to 2 km). This measure was taken to protect species that are in the threatened category.

Specimen Images

Argyrochosma nivea [Specimen: UDEC:CONC:0019489]
Argyrochosma nivea [Specimen: UDEC:CONC:0027517]
Argyrochosma nivea [Specimen: UDEC:CONC:0097195]
Argyrochosma nivea [Specimen: UDEC:CONC:0138527]
Argyrochosma nivea [Specimen: UDEC:CONC:0117660]

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Photo Gallery

Argyrochosma nivea [Gallery image: 29878]
Argyrochosma nivea [Gallery image: 29880]
Argyrochosma nivea [Gallery image: 29879]

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