Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Azuay
-2.783056, -79.223889
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cajas, Laguna Toreadora. 3945 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Arbusto 1-2 m. Envés ocre-tomentoso, flores amarillas.
Location
Ecuador, Azuay
-2.783056, -79.223889
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cajas, Laguna Toreadora. 3945 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo, Christine E. Edwards
Notes
Arbusto 1.2 m, flores amarillas, tomento gris-blanco.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gynoxys
Specific Epithet
miniphylla
Authorship
Cuatrec.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
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
#292,101 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
24%