Lasthenia kunthii (vernacular name ranca)González Valenzuela, H 2018. Rancagua en la HistoriaH.Gunckel Nombres Indigenas de Pl.chilenas) is a herb endemic to central Chile. It was first gathered in Rancagua.
This herb grows in inundated environments, such as lagoons and grasslands with large amounts of salt. Its range is mostly between Coquimbo and Valdivia, but it has also been observed in Ultima Esperanza (Magallanes RegionE. DOMÍNGUEZ & A. ELVEBAKK. 2003. Ampliación del área de distribución de Lasthenia kunthii (Less.) Hook. et Arn. (Asteraceae: Heleniae) en Chile. < Chloris Chilensis Año 6. Nº 2.) and in the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro, Argentina.
Classification Lasthenia kunthii Hook.et Arn. (syn. L. obtusifolia Cass.,Navas LE Fl Cuenca de Santiago vol 3)
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