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Arnaldoa

Arnaldoa
Arnaldoa macbrideana.jpg
Arnaldoa macbrideana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Barnadesioideae
Tribe: Barnadesieae
Genus: Arnaldoa
Cabrera
Type species
Arnaldoa magnifica (syn of A. weberbaueri)
Cabrera

Arnaldoa is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.

These plants are shrubs with spines located at the attachment point of each leaf to the stem. The flower heads contain disc florets in shades of orange, orange-red, purple, or cream. The plants grow on dry, wooded or shrubby slopes at elevations between 1370 and 3000 metres.


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