Misplaced Pages

Calea huigrensis

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of flowering plant

Calea huigrensis
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calea
Species: C. huigrensis
Binomial name
Calea huigrensis
S.F.Blake

Calea huigrensis is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from two collections made in Chimborazo Province over 80 years ago. It is a shrub which was recorded in dry habitat in the Andes. It is threatened by habitat destruction.

References

  1. ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Calea huigrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43147A10781789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43147A10781789.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Calea huigrensis


Stub icon

This Asteroideae article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: