Miersia chilensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.[1] It is a perennial herb endemic to Chile, distributed between the Coquimbo and Araucanía regions.[2] It is a diploid species with a karyotype of 2n=20, which is larger than other species of the genus (2n=12).[3]

Miersia chilensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Miersia
Species:
M. chilensis
Binomial name
Miersia chilensis

References

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  1. ^ "Miersia chilensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro. "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana. Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.
  3. ^ Escobar, lNELIA; Ruiz, Eduardo; Baeza, Carlos (2012). "Estudios cariotípicos en especies de Gilliesieae Lindl. (Gilliesioideae-Alliaceae) de Chile central". Gayana Botánica. 69 (2): 240–250. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432012000200003. ISSN 0717-6643.