''Lysipomia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the

high Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S l ...

. The genus is

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized taxa not yet described to science. Described species include: *'' Lysipomia acaulis'' Kunth *''

Lysipomia aretioides ''Lysipomia aretioides'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is t ...

'' Kunth *''

Lysipomia bilineata ''Lysipomia bilineata'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed ...

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Lysipomia bourgonii ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' Ernst *''

Lysipomia brachysiphonia ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm. *'' Lysipomia caespitosa'' T.J.Ayers *''

Lysipomia crassomarginata ''Lysipomia crassomarginata'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by gr ...

'' (E.Wimm.) Jeppesen *''

Lysipomia cuspidata ''Lysipomia cuspidata'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed ...

'' McVaugh *''

Lysipomia cylindrocarpa ''Lysipomia cylindrocarpa'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by gras ...

'' T.J.Ayers *'' Lysipomia glandulifera'' (Wedd.) Schltr & E.Wimm. *''

Lysipomia globularis ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemism, endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyly, monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about ...

'' E.Wimm. *''

Lysipomia gracilis ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized t ...

'' (E.Wimm) E.Wimm *''

Lysipomia hirta ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' E.Wimm. *''

Lysipomia hutchinsonii ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' McVaugh *''

Lysipomia laciniata ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' A.DC. *''

Lysipomia laricina ''Lysipomia laricina'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. References

Lysipomia, laricina Endemic flora of Ecuado ...

'' E.Wimm. *''

Lysipomia lehmannii ''Lysipomia lehmannii'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by ...

'' Hieron. ''ex'' Zahlbr. *''

Lysipomia mitsyae ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' Syvester & D.Quandt *''

Lysipomia montioides ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' Kunth *''

Lysipomia multiflora ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' McVaugh *''

Lysipomia muscoides ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' Hook.f. *''

Lysipomia oblinqua ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized ...

'' E.Wimm., 1048 *'' Lysipomia oellgaardii'' Jeppesen *'' Lysipomia petrosa'' T.J.Ayers *''

Lysipomia pumila ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized t ...

'' (Wedd.)E.Wimm. *''

Lysipomia repens ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized t ...

'' F.Phil. *''

Lysipomia rhizomata ''Lysipomia rhizomata'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland i ...

'' McVaugh *''

Lysipomia sparrei ''Lysipomia sparrei'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by ...

'' Jeppesen *''

Lysipomia speciosa ''Lysipomia speciosa'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by ...

'' T.J.Ayers *'' Lysipomia sphagnophila'' Griseb. ex Wedd. *'' Lysipomia subpetata'' McVaugh *''

Lysipomia tubulosa ''Lysipomia tubulosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It has only been collected twice, most recently over 60 years ago. It is known from forest and páramo habitat in the high Andes. It is ...

'' McVaugh *''

Lysipomia vitreola ''Lysipomia vitreola'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to the Azuay Province of Ecuador, where it grows in páramo habitat in the Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the ...

'' McVaugh *''

Lysipomia wurdackii ''Lysipomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. They are cushion-like mountain plants all endemic to the high Andes. The genus is monophyletic. There are about 40 described species. There are about 10 more recognized t ...

'' McVaugh

References

Campanulaceae genera Flora of the Andes Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Campanulaceae-stub