Aetheolaena hypoleuca

Aetheolaena hypoleuca

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Aetheolaena
Species: A. hypoleuca
Binomial name
Aetheolaena hypoleuca
(Turcz.) B.Nord.

Aetheolaena hypoleuca is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. (2003). "Aetheolaena hypoleuca". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2003: e.T43106A10776301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43106A10776301.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.


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