Its a Malvaceae, closely related to Cristaria(?). From the arid regions of Yura, Arequipa (2700 m, South Peru). The plant is an annual herb (ca. 30 cm) appeared after extreme record rainfall in the dry zones, not seen during normal periods of rainfall. It could also be a morphological anomaly. The flowers have a lenght of 3 cm aprox. Thanks in advance.
I saw the same specie in Chapi-Moquegua, but, i don't know the scientific name. I think the same way is a Cristaria's species
This plant looks like a member of Euphorbiaceae, as the styles are united, erect and bifid.
Where are the petals?/ A complete image would be helpful! Cristaria is possible, but this could also be Palaua or a related genus.
It would be important to include some more photography, to appreciate the arrangement of leaves, stipules ?, sagittal cut flower ?.
I do not think it Malvaceae.
The plant seems to have unisexual flowers with overlapping petals and fruit apparently tricoco type. He suggests a rare kind of Euphorbiaceae.
Moreover, in one of the photographs shows, plus a young fruit, a few flowers, with seemingly abnormal growth (androecium or gynoecium foliáceo, laminated, perhaps a defect in growth?).
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