Bornmueller's sow-thistle
Scientific classification Edit this 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


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