Asteraceae
Espeletia

Espeletia funckii Sch.Bip. ex Wedd.

First published in Chlor. Andina 1: 64 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia (Norte de Santander, Santander). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 3400–3400 m a.s.l. Endemic to Colombia. Colombian departments: Santander. Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 3600–3800 m a.s.l. Endemic to Colombia. Colombian departments: Norte de Santander, Santander.
Habit
Herb, Shrub. Herb, Shrub.
Conservation
National Red List of Colombia (2021): EN B1ab(ii,iii). IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): DD. National Red List of Colombia (2021): DD.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
frailejón
[UNAL]

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
Endémica y nativa en Colombia; Alt. 3400 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, arbusto
[CPLC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/134498741/134650510

Conservation
DD - data deficient
[IUCN]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/134498921/134650580

Conservation
EN - endangered
[IUCN]

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
Endémica y nativa en Colombia; Alt. 3600 - 3800 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, arbusto
Conservation
Vulnerable
[CPLC]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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