Aldama media | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Aldama |
Species: | A. media
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Binomial name | |
Aldama media | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Rhysolepis media (S.F.Blake) H.Rob. & A.J.Moore in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 117: 429 (2004) |
Aldama media is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is near saline lakes, [1] growing in dry forests, scrublands and grasslands.[ citation needed] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
After molecular phylogenetic studies by botanists Schilling and Panero in 2011, showed that some species that were formerly classified in the genus Viguiera and then transferred to genus Aldama . [3]
It is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a woody base and can grow up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall, with small, white flowers with five petals and yellow centers. The seeds are small and black.[ citation needed]
Aldama media | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Aldama |
Species: | A. media
|
Binomial name | |
Aldama media | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Rhysolepis media (S.F.Blake) H.Rob. & A.J.Moore in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 117: 429 (2004) |
Aldama media is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is near saline lakes, [1] growing in dry forests, scrublands and grasslands.[ citation needed] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
After molecular phylogenetic studies by botanists Schilling and Panero in 2011, showed that some species that were formerly classified in the genus Viguiera and then transferred to genus Aldama . [3]
It is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a woody base and can grow up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall, with small, white flowers with five petals and yellow centers. The seeds are small and black.[ citation needed]