Gamochaeta antarctica

Taxobox


status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Gnaphalieae
genus = "Gamochaeta"
species = "G. antarctica"
binomial = "Gamochaeta antarctica"
binomial_authority = (Hook.f.) Cabrera
synonyms =

The Antarctic Cudweed ("Gamochaeta antarctica") is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Gamochaeta", but is sometimes included within the genus "Gnaphalium".It is found only in Falkland Islands. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland, and it is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Broughton, D.A. & McAdam, J.H. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/44044/all Gamochaeta antarctica] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007.