Lepidium quitense

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Lepidium quitense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Lepidium
Species:
L. quitense
Binomial name
Lepidium quitense

Lepidium quitense is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It occurs only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. León-Yánez, S.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Lepidium quitense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003: e.T43216A10786642. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43216A10786642.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.