Atacama nivea
| Atacama nivea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Tribe: | Schizopetaleae |
| Genus: | Atacama Toro-Núñez, Mort & Al-Shehbaz |
| Species: | A. nivea |
| Binomial name | |
| Atacama nivea (Phil.) Toro-Núñez, Mort & Al-Shehbaz | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Atacama nivea is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, and the sole species in genus Atacama. It is a subshrub native to the Andes of northern Chile, where it grows in subalpine habitats.[1]
It was first described as Sisymbrium niveum by Rodolfo Amando Philippi in 1860. In 2014 Oscar Toro-Núñez, Mark E. Mort, and Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz placed it in the new monotypic genus Atacama.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Atacama nivea (Phil.) Toro-Núñez, Mort & Al-Shehbaz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 July 2025.