Aetheolaena hypoleuca is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Aetheolaena hypoleuca

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aetheolaena
Species:
A. hypoleuca
Binomial name
Aetheolaena hypoleuca
(Turcz.) B.Nord.

References

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  1. ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Aetheolaena hypoleuca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43106A10776301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43106A10776301.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.