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Little shoe / Zapatito

Calceolaria herbeohybrida

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Field Notes

Description:

Small flowers (about 2 cm long), leafs located in a circular arrangement. It belongs to the Calceolariaceae family and is widely distributed from Mexico to Patagonia, having its major concentration in the Andes.

Habitat:

Urban

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
GustavoMorejon
Thank you Vivian. This is a typical flower from the high Andes here in Ecuador.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Flowers of South America
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Plants of Ecuador
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Plantas de Ecuador
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2013

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