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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 66591
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality 5 km south of Saraguro, on the Loja - Cuenca road. Information of vernacular name and use: Natívidad Guamán, Saraguro-indian.
Coordinates 3° 39' S 79° 15' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2600
Maximum elevation (m) 2700
Start date 1988/10/07
End date 1988/10/07
Family Asteraceae
Identification Achyrocline candicans (H.B.K.)DC.
Determined by Robinson, H. (US), 1991.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Herb. Vernacular spanish name: algodón del monte, quichua name: sacha algodón. Use: medicine for festering wound: the leaves are tied at the wound to dry it.

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