Erigeron pauper

Erigeron pauper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. pauper
Binomial name
Erigeron pauper
Benoist

Erigeron pauper is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from a single collection made in 1931 on the Pichincha Volcano. Because the volcano is adjacent to Quito, urban growth is considered to be a threat to its habitat.[1]

References

  1. Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Erigeron pauper. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. Downloaded on 16 September 2015.


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