''Tephroseris integrifolia'' subsp. ''maritima''

Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Tephroseris
Species: T. integrifolia
Subspecies: T. i. subsp. maritima
Trinomial name
Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima
(Syme) B. Nord
Synonyms
  • Senecio spathulifolius auct. non Griess.
  • Senecio integrifolius subsp. maritimus (Syme) Chater

Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima, also known as the spathulate fleawort or South Stack fleawort is endemic to Holyhead Island occurring only around South Stack . It is a subspecies of the field fleawort, Tephroseris integrifolius.[1]

It is a single-stemmed plant, typically with more than six capitula (flower heads),[1] which flowers in June.

References

  1. 1 2 Clive A. Stace (2010). "Tephroseris (Rchb.) Rchb. – fleaworts". New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 766–768. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.
  • "Spathulate fleawort". RSPB.
  • Article in this talks about the South Stack Cliffs RSPB reserve and shows a painting of South Stack Fleawort


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