Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Lecocarpus pinnatifidus
margarita pequeña, Wing fruited lecocarpus, Floreana daisy
Leaf blades apically rounded where the ultimate segments are larger than in L. lecocarpoides and more crowed than L. leptolobus. Mature fruit flaring and winged.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lecocarpus
Species
pinnatifidus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Lecocarpus foliosus Decaisne fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Taxon origin: Endemic
Distribution: Species restricted to Floreana Island, with two large and two smaller subpopulations. Probably diminished due to attack by introduced goats, and shows fluctuations in small populations.
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