Hieracium hieronymi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species:
H. hieronymi
Binomial name
Hieracium hieronymi
Zahn
Hieracium hieronymi distribution[1]
Synonyms

[Hieracium granatense] Arv.-Touv. & Gaut.[2]

Hieracium hieronymi is a forb of genus Hieracium in the family Asteraceae. and found only in Ecuador once in a collection gathered in 1871 from Pichincha; the description included with the specimen was "Crescit prope Panecillo haud procul a praedio Hacienda Pesillo inter urben Quito et La Esperanza", and in a more recent specimen reported by L. Mille still some years ago (before the Second World War) gathered from Carchi and deposited in the Berlin Herbarium where the taxonomic problems have remained intact.[1]

Carchi and Pichincha Provinces in Ecuador the last known sighting of Hieracium hieronymi.

The natural habitat of Hieracium hieronymi is the subtropical or tropical moist Andean montane grasslands and shrublands between the altitudes of 1,500 m (4,921 ft) to 3,500 m (11,483 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss. It has not been found growing in the protected lands of páramo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Hieracium hieronymi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43445A10804869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43445A10804869.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Botanic Garden; Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (1936). "Details for: Hieracium hieronymi". The Euro+Med Plantbase. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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