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Metharme lanata

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 31, 2025
Entity authorityQ15541342 ↗
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Metharme lanata is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Metharme. It is a perennial herb endemic to the Arica y Parinacota and Tarapacá regions of northern Chile, where it grows in high-elevation deserts and dry shrublands.

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The public source identifies “Metharme lanata” as species of plant. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Metharme, lanata and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current 46-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Metharme, lanata and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Metharme lanata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.