Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (274).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (270).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (272).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (278).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (266).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (276).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (267).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (283).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (289).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (279).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (269).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (273).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (284).JPG
Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (268).JPG
Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Peru; extinct in California (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Latacunga (Mejía Canton)
-0.610278, -78.477167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo. Colecciones en y alrededor de la laguna. Páramo. 3863 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal, Christine E. Edwards, N. Oleas
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Eriocaulaceae
Genus
Eriocaulon
Specific Epithet
microcephalum
Authorship
Kunth
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 17.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#20,878 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
10%
