Loasa
Loasa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae. The genus contains about 100 species native to Central and South America. of which Loasa vulcanica is perhaps the best known. Species of Loasa are prickly herbs or shrubs that have nettle-like stinging hairs. Some species of Loasa are grown as ornamental plants and are known as Chile nettle. Its flowers have five yellow petals covering united stamens and distinctive large coloured nectaries. Caiophora is a closely related genus that also has stinging hairs and is found on rocky slopes of the Andes.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Loasa triloba
speciesLoasa triloba
Loasa tricolor
speciesLoasa tricolor
Loasa placei
speciesLoasa placei
Loasa acanthifolia
speciesLoasa acanthifolia
Loasa elongata
speciesLoasa elongata
Loasa acerifolia
speciesLoasa acerifolia
Loasa sclareifolia
speciesLoasa sclareifolia
Loasa prostrata
speciesLoasa prostrata
Loasa nitida
speciesLoasa nitida
Loasa floribunda
speciesLoasa floribunda
Loasa mollensis
speciesLoasa mollensis
ortiga caballuna
speciesLoasa insons
Loasa multifida
speciesLoasa multifida
Loasa pallida
speciesLoasa pallida
Loasa illapelina
speciesLoasa illapelina
Loasa sigmoidea
speciesLoasa sigmoidea
Loasa mendocina
speciesLoasa mendocina
Loasa caespitosa
speciesLoasa caespitosa
Loasa rotundifolia
speciesLoasa rotundifolia
Loasa arnottiana
speciesLoasa arnottiana
Loasa heterophylla
speciesLoasa heterophylla
Loasa argentina
speciesLoasa argentina
Loasa urmenetae
speciesLoasa urmenetae
Loasa chrysantha
speciesLoasa chrysantha
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59574.