Jungia schuerae is a plant species native to west-central Peru. It occurs on dry, rocky open slopes at elevations of 2200–4000 m, primarily in the regions of Lima and Ancash Regions but also in neighboring areas.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Jungia |
| Species: | J. schuerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Jungia schuerae Harling
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Jungia schueraeis a branching shrub up to 2.5 m tall. Leaves are without stipules; blades are round to heart-shaped in general outline, up to 10 cm long and 11 cm wide, with 5–7 palmate lobes. Flower heads are born in a dense paniculate array. Each head contains 17–25 pale yellow flowers.[1][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Harling, Gunnar Wilhelm. 1992. Two new species of Jungia (Compositae) from Peru. Novon 2:16-18.
- ^ León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biología 13(número 2 especial): 1s–971s.
- ^ Cerrate, E. 1951. Revisio de las especies peruanas del género Jungia. Publicaciones del Museo Nacionial Javier Prado, serie B, Botánica 4:1-24.
- ^ Ulloa Ulloa, C., J. L. Zarucchi & B. León. 2004. Diez años de adiciones a la flora del Perú 1993–2003. Arnaldoa Ed. Especial Nov.: 1–242.
- ^ Field Museum Neotropical Herbarium Specimens...