| Bornmueller's sow-thistle | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Sonchus |
| Species: | S. bornmuelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sonchus bornmuelleri Pitard. | |
Sonchus bornmuelleri, or Bornmueller's sow-thistle, is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.
Description
Perennial with woody stock. Leaves in a basal rosette, pinnatifid with rounded lobes; margins subspinose. Scape up to 80 cm, with a few small bracts. Inflorescence a dense corymb of up to 20 heads. Heads densely tomentose.
Distribution in La Palma
Cliffs south of Santa Cruz de La Palma, coastal rocks near San Andrés y Los Sauces, lots pedregale (between the lighthouse and piscinas fajanas), Riscos de Bajamar, Garafia, Montaña del Viento, Mazo, Fuencaliente, etc., up to 200 m, rare.
References
- David Bramwell and Zoë Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001. ISBN 84-7207-129-4
External links
- Flora, Biodiversidad Virtual es un proyecto de la Asociación Fotografía y Biodiversidad, Sonchus bornmuelleri Pit. photo, captions in Spanish
- Flora Vascular de las Canarias, photo from Mirador de Garome. La Palma
- Uniprot
- Plantas de mi tierra Un blog sobre flora y vegetación de Canarias, Sonchus bornmuelleri
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