Fleischmannia harlingii
Appearance
Fleischmannia harlingii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Fleischmannia |
Species: | F. harlingii
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Binomial name | |
Fleischmannia harlingii |
Fleischmannia harlingii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is a perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. It produces numerous flower heads in a branching array at the ends of the stems, each head with about 20 white disc flowers per head but no ray flowers.[2]
The species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Fleischmannia harlingii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43411A10801935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43411A10801935.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1986. Phytologia 60: 81-82 description in Latin, commentary in English