Chironia purpurascens is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common names purple chironia or dwarf chironia.http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1891-25 REDLIST Sanbi The species is native to Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the plant is found in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:366871-1 Plants of the World

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