| Collector | Lewis, G.P. |
| Number | 2523 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | El Oro |
| County | |
| Locality | Bosque Petrificado de Puyango. Vegetation: bosque seco and scrub on dry, stony hillock, 1 km from field station |
| Coordinates | 3° 54' S 80° 5' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 400 |
| Start date | 1996/08/24 |
| End date | 1996/08/24 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.)D.Don |
| Determined by | H. Robinson |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Erect shrub to 2m; leaves soft bluish green; phyllaries pale green, the apical ones tipped purplish red, florets lilac |
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