Asteraceae
Espeletia

Espeletia cardonae Cuatrec.

First published in Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 5: 20 (1942)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia (Norte de Santander) to Venezuela (Táchira). It is a monocarpic perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 3100–3300 m a.s.l. Endemic to Colombia. Colombian departments: Norte de Santander.
Habit
Herb.
Conservation
National Red List of Colombia (2021): VU D1.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 3100 - 3300 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/134499172/134650675

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0