Erigeron pauper

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Erigeron pauper
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Erigeron pauper. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. Downloaded on 16 September 2015.