Tessaria absinthioides
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| Tessaria absinthioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Tessaria |
| Species: | T. absinthioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Tessaria absinthioides | |
Tessaria absinthioides is a halophytic species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
While it prefers to grow along river beds,[1] it is extremely adaptable to many different environments, the most notable being the Atacama Desert. Here, in the Pampa del Tamarugal, the plant gains moisture almost exclusively through fog.[2][3][4]
It is also known as a compass plant.[1]
