Sonchus palmensis
| La Palma sow-thistle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Sonchus |
| Species: | S. palmensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sonchus palmensis (Sch.Bip.) Boulos 1967[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sonchus pinnatus var. palmensis | |
Sonchus palmenis (Sch.Bip.) Boulos. (La Palma sow-thistle) is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.
Description
Tall shrub up to 2 m. Leaves pinnatisect with 10-15 pairs of equally spaced lobes, the lobes 6-40 mm wide. Inflorescence very large and dense, compound-corymbose. Individual heads with 30-50 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.
Distribution in La Palma
Widespread especially along the east coast, Fuencaliente, Mazo, Santa Cruz, Las Breñas, Puntallana, La Galga, Los Tilos, etc. west coast, Los Llanos, etc., up to 1000 m in the lower and forest zones.
Gallery
La Palma
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
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, Sonchus palmensis (Webb) Boulos
- Flora de Canarias
- Flickr photo
- Calphotos photo gallery, University of California
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