Sonchus palmensis
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| La Palma sow-thistle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Sonchus |
| Species: | S. palmensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sonchus palmensis (Sch.Bip.) Boulos. | |
Sonchus palmenis (Sch.Bip.) Boulos. (La Palma sow-thistle) is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.
Description
Tall scrub up to 2 m. Leaves pinnatisect with 10-15 pairs of equally spaced lobes, the lobes 6-40 mm wide.. Inflorescence wery large and dense, compound-corymbose. Heads across with 30-50 florets.
Distribution in La Palma
Widespread especially along the E. coast, Fuencaliente, Mazo, Santa Cruz, Las Breñas, Puntallana, La Galga, Los Tilos, etc. W. coast, Los Llanos, etc., up to 1000 m in the lower and forest zones.
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References
- David Bramwell and Zoë Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001. ISBN 84-7207-129-4
External links
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-36693
- http://www.gbif.org/species/3105690
- http://www.floradecanarias.com/sonchus_palmensis.html
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/5010402154/
- http://www.lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/2010/03/21/palmeran-sow-thistles-sonchus-palmensis/
- http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0309+0564
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