Espeletia pycnophylla Cuatrec. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Ulloa, C 2398

October 4, 2012

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Espeletia

Specific Epithet

pycnophylla

Authorship

Cuatrec.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#294,697 of 335,497

Top 88%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →