- Dendroseris neriifolia
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Dendroseris neriifolia Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Cichorieae Genus: Dendroseris Species: D. neriifolia Binomial name Dendroseris neriifolia
(Dcne.) H. & A.Dendroseris neriifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, with droopy, elongated leaves and small yellow-white flowers. The plant was originally native to Chile but is now found only on Robinson Crusoe Island. It has been described as the world's rarest plant: only one specimen is known to exist in the wild, although there exist other human-cultivated specimens.[1] It is classified as critically endangered by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.[2]
References
- ^ Atwood, Roger (9 September 1996). "Chile Fights to Save World's Rarest Plant". Reuters. http://forests.org/archive/samerica/chilef~1.htm. Retrieved 20 February 2009.[dead link]
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Dendroseris neriifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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