Dendroseris gigantea

Dendroseris gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss. Dendroseris gigantea has one plant representative left on Selkirk island, although it is being artificially planted on Robinson Crusoe Island.

Dendroseris gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Genus:
Dendroseris
Species:
D. gigantea
Binomial name
Dendroseris gigantea
Johow

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Dendroseris gigantea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34169A9837009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34169A9837009.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

Sources
  • Why Robinson Crusoe Island is at Risk


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