| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 447 |
| 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. 12-13 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 | Blechnaceae |
| Identification | Blechnum aurantum (FeŽ)Tryon |
| Determined by | Det. B. Ollgaard (AAU), Nov. 1997 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tussock grass paramo with pocket of Polylepis forest in canyon. Erect fern with rusty indumentum. Locally common. In open grass paramo. |
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