Zephyra compacta is a species of flowering plant in the family Tecophilaeaceae, being one of the two species in the genus Zephyra alongside Zephyra elegans.[1] It is a perennial herb endemic to Chile and it is found in the northern regions of Atacama and Coquimbo.[2]

Zephyra compacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Tecophilaeaceae
Genus: Zephyra
Species:
Z. compacta
Binomial name
Zephyra compacta
C.Ehrh.

References edit

  1. ^ "Zephyra compacta". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro. "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana. Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.