Biology:Aster quitensis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Aster quitensis | |
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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: | Aster |
| Species: | A. quitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aster quitensis Willd. ex Spreng.
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Aster quitensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It holds the world record for the rarest Aster species, as there is only one collection of it.[2]
References
- ↑ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2017). "Aster quitensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T43128A116234807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T43128A116234807.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43128/116234807. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Rarest aster" (in en-gb). https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/rarest-aster.
Wikidata ☰ Q4810644 entry
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