Espeletia pycnophylla Cuatrec. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Espeletia pycnophylla, Ulloa, C 2398--Ecuador. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 5 Oct 22012. DSC06999 (90).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Espeletia
Specific Epithet
pycnophylla
Authorship
Cuatrec.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#294,697 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Cauliroseta, densamente lanoso pubescente, flores amarillas, las del centro amarillo verdosas.
