Sonchus bornmuelleri
| Bornmueller's sow-thistle | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Sonchus |
| Species: | S. bornmuelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sonchus bornmuelleri Pitard. | |
Sonchus bornmuelleri Pitard. (Bornmueller's sow-thistle) is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.
Description
Perennial with woody stock. Leaves in a basal rosette, pinnatifid with rounded lobes; margins subspinose. Scape up to 80 cm, with a few small bracts. Inflorescence a dense corymb of up to 20 heads. Heads densely tomentose.
Distribution in La Palma
Cliffs south of Santa Cruz de La Palma, coastal rocks near San Andrés y Los Sauces, Punta Cumplida, Riscos de Bajamar, Garafia, Montaña del Viento, Mazo, Fuencaliente, etc., up to 200 m, rare.
References
- David Bramwell and Zoë Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001. ISBN 84-7207-129-4
External links
- The Plant List, Sonchus bornmuelleri
- Flora, Biodiversidad Virtual es un proyecto de la Asociación Fotografía y Biodiversidad, Sonchus bornmuelleri Pit. photo, captions in Spanish
- Flora Vascular de las Canarias, photo from Mirador de Garome. La Palma
- Uniprot
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, United States National Library of Medicine
- Plantas de mi tierra Un blog sobre flora y vegetación de Canarias, Sonchus bornmuelleri
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/20/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.