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Colobanthus quitensis

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Authors: Bartl.  

Botanical Description

Similar to C. buchananii and allied to C. affinis but with thicker leaves and more obvious yellow-green flowers. Temperate South America and famous for being one of the only two flowering plants native to mainland Antarctica (the Antarctic Peninsula) on well drained north-facing slopes.