Malesherbia deserticola is a subshrub native to the deserts and dry shrublands of Antofagasta and Atacama Chile.[1][2] It can reach heights of 40 cm and has white racemose flowers.[1][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Malesherbia |
| Species: | M. deserticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Malesherbia deserticola | |
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| Range of M. deserticola as of 2023 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Malesherbia borchersii | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Malesherbia deserticola Phil. | The Endemic Plants of Chile". chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Malesherbia deserticola Phil. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Bull-Hereñu, Kester; Ronse De Craene, Louis P. (2020-07-08). "Ontogenetic Base for the Shape Variation of Flowers in Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. (Passifloraceae)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8: 202. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00202. ISSN 2296-701X.
- ^ Bull-Hereñu, Kester (2020). "NOTAS ACERCA DE LA NUEVA CLASIFICACIÓN DE MALESHERBIA RUIZ & PAV. (PASSIFLORACEAE) PARA CHILE" (PDF). Chloris Chilensis: Revista chilena de flora y vegetación. 23 (2): 1–33.