Scalesia cordata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Scalesia cordata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Scalesia |
Species: | S. cordata
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Binomial name | |
Scalesia cordata A.Stewart
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References
edit- ^ Tye, A.; Loving, J. (1998). "Scalesia cordata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30448A9550918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30448A9550918.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.