Aequatorium lepidotum

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Aequatorium lepidotum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aequatorium
Species:
A. lepidotum
Binomial name
Aequatorium lepidotum
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Aequatorium lepidotum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it grows in high Andean forest and shrubland.

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References

  1. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Aequatorium lepidotum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003: e.T43101A10775383. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43101A10775383.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.