| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 436 |
| Collected with | G. P. Lewis |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | km 8.5 on road Loja-Saraguro, dirt track off to Fierro Urco, c. 10 km on this. |
| Coordinates | 3° 43' S 79° 20' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3500 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3500 |
| Start date | 1997/03/29 |
| End date | 1997/03/29 |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Identification | Rhynchospora macrochaeta Steud. |
| Determined by | Klitgaard, B.B. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tussock grass paramo with pocket of Polylepis forest in canyon. Erect herb to 60 cm. Leaves yellowish green, sharp-margined. Inflorescence brown-orange. Locally common. |
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