| Collector | Gentry, A.H. |
| Number | 26457 |
| Collected with | G.Shupp |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Carchi |
| County | |
| Locality | Between Chical and Pena Blancas, trailside and forest edge, valley of Rio San Juan on Colombia border |
| Coordinates | |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1250 |
| Start date | 1979/09/24 |
| End date | 1979/09/24 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Lepidaploa canescens (H.B.K.) H. Robinson |
| Determined by | H. Robinson |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub 1.5 m, flowers magenta |
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