Erigeron pauper is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from a single collection made in 1931 on the Pichincha Volcano. Because the volcano is adjacent to Quito, urban growth is considered to be a threat to its habitat.[1]
Erigeron pauper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Erigeron |
Species: | E. pauper
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Binomial name | |
Erigeron pauper Benoist
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References
edit- ^ a b Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Erigeron pauper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43409A10801586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43409A10801586.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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