Hieracium hieronymi

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Hieracium hieronymi
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species: H. hieronymi
Binomial name
Hieracium hieronymi
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Hieracium hieronymi distribution
Hieracium hieronymi distribution[1]
Synonyms

[Hieracium granatense] Arv.-Touv. & Gaut.[2]

Hieracium hieronymi is a forb of genus Hieracium in the Asteraceae family. and found only in Ecuador once in a collection gathered in 1871 from Pichincha; the description included with the specimen was "Crescit prope Panecillo haud procul a praedio Hacienda Pesillo inter urben Quito et La Esperanza", and in a more recent specimen reported by L. Mille still some years ago (before the Second World War) gathered from Carchi and deposited in the Berlin Herbarium where the taxonomic problems have remained intact.[1]


Carchi and Pichincha Provinces in Ecuador the last known sighting of Hieracium hieronymi.

The natural habitat of Hieracium hieronymi is the subtropical or tropical moist Andean montane grasslands and shrublands between the altitudes of 1,500 m (4,921 ft) to 3,500 m (11,483 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss. It has not been found growing in the protected lands of Paramo.[1]


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  1. ^ a b c International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. (2003). Hieracium hieronymi – Data Deficient (HTML). 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Members. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  2. ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (1936). hieronymi&PTRefFk=7000000 Details for: Hieracium hieronymi (HTML). The Euro+Med Plantbase. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.

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