Hieracium hieronymi
| Hieracium hieronymi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hieracium |
| Species: | H. hieronymi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hieracium hieronymi Zahn
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| Hieracium hieronymi distribution[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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[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]
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
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.