Hieracium snowdoniense
Hieracium snowdoniense, the Snowdonia hawkweed, is a plant endemic to Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a perennial, with bright yellow inflorescences.
| Hieracium snowdoniense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Hieracium |
| Species: | H. snowdoniense |
| Binomial name | |
| Hieracium snowdoniense | |
It was believed to have become extinct in the early 1950s as a result of overgrazing. In 2002, the plant was re-discovered on steep slopes in the Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve above Bethesda.
References
External links
- "Hieracium snowdoniense". ARKive. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- "Plant thought extinct found on mountain". The Western Mail. 6 August 2002. Archived from the original on 4 December 2005.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Stephen Moss (8 June 2006). "The creatures that came back from the dead". The Guardian.
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