Erigeron frigidus, commonly known as zamárraga,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the composite family, Asteraceae. It is a perennial endemic to the Sierra Nevada of southern Spain.[2] It grows in subalpine grasslands in the highest portions of the range, from 3,000 to 3,400 meters elevation. It is recorded in two locations, and in 2011 it was estimated there were only 130 individuals.[1]

Erigeron frigidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. frigidus
Binomial name
Erigeron frigidus
Boiss. ex DC. (1838)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster alpinus var. hispidus Lag. & Rodr. (1802)
  • Erigeron hispidus (Lag. & Rodr.) Vierh. (1906), nom. illeg.
  • Erigeron uniflorus subsp. frigidus (Boiss. ex DC.) Arcang. (1882)
  • Erigeron uniflorus var. frigidus (Boiss. ex DC.) Gand. (1892), nom. superfl.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Algarra Ávila, J.A.; Blanca, G.; Ruiz Girela, M. (2011). "Erigeron frigidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T161822A5500318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T161822A5500318.en. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Erigeron frigidus Boiss. ex DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2024.