Lamyropsis microcephala

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Lamyropsis microcephala
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Lamyropsis
Species: L. microcephala
Binomial name
Lamyropsis microcephala
(Moris) Dittrich & Greuter
Synonyms
  • Cirsium microcephalum Moris
  • Cnicus microcephalus (Moris) Bertol.

Lamyropsis microcephala is a species of flowering plants in the thistle family. It is found only on the Italian Island of Sardinia.[1] Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

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