Chuquiraga jussieui

Chuquiraga jussieui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chuquiraga
Species:	C. jussieui
Binomial name
Chuquiraga jussieui J.F.Gmel.
Synonyms[1]
Chuquiraga insignis (Willd.) Bonpl. Chuquiraga lancifolia Bonpl. Chuquiraga microphylla Bonpl. Chuquiraga peruviana J.St.-Hil. Chuquiraga pseudoruscifolia Muschl. Johannia insignis Willd. Lychnophora van-isschoti Heckel</small

Chuquiraga jussieui, the flower of the Andes, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.^[2] It is a low shrub, reaching a height of about 75 cm. Chuquiraga jussieui is an endangered flower. Flowers are pale yellow or orange. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.^{[citation needed]} The hummingbirds Oreotrochilus chimborazo feed on the nectar.^[3]

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