Senecio iscoensis

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Senecio iscoensis

Senecio iscoensis or Aetheolaena senecioidesis is a species of Senecio

Senecio

Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters....
in the Asteraceae

Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
family. It is found only in Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the , literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west....
. Its natural habitat

Habitat

The term habitat has a number of meanings:* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows** Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play...
is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

A subshrub

Subshrub

A subshrub is a horticultural rather than strictly botany category of woody perennial plant. It is distinguished from a shrub by its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10–20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or persisting only for a few years....
endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three collections in the central and northern Andes

Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
. First recorded by L. Sodiro

Luis Sodiro

Luis Sodiro was a field botanist who described a large number of species from the area around Quito, Ecuador in the early 20th century....
, probably at the Hacienda Isco, in the foothills of Volcán Antisana

Antisana

Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador. It is the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador, at 18,871 ft. , and is located 50 km SE of the capital city of Quito....
and probably inside the reserve of the Reserva Ecológica Antisana, a privately owned reserve whose goal is the preservation of the native flora and fauna of the Andean páramo

Páramo

File:Rossettenstauden.JPGP?ramo is a neotropical ecosystem. It is located in the high elevations, between the upper forest line and the permanent snow line ....
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Senecio iscoensis or Aetheolaena senecioidesis is a species of Senecio
Senecio

Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters....
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
family. It is found only in Ecuador
Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the , literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west....
. Its natural habitat
Habitat

The term habitat has a number of meanings:* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows** Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play...
is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

A subshrub
Subshrub

A subshrub is a horticultural rather than strictly botany category of woody perennial plant. It is distinguished from a shrub by its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10–20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or persisting only for a few years....
endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three collections in the central and northern Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
. First recorded by L. Sodiro
Luis Sodiro

Luis Sodiro was a field botanist who described a large number of species from the area around Quito, Ecuador in the early 20th century....
, probably at the Hacienda Isco, in the foothills of Volcán Antisana
Antisana

Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador. It is the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador, at 18,871 ft. , and is located 50 km SE of the capital city of Quito....
and probably inside the reserve of the Reserva Ecológica Antisana, a privately owned reserve whose goal is the preservation of the native flora and fauna of the Andean páramo
Páramo

File:Rossettenstauden.JPGP?ramo is a neotropical ecosystem. It is located in the high elevations, between the upper forest line and the permanent snow line ....
.

S. icoensis might be a synonym of S. antisanae
Senecio antisanae

Senecio antisanae is a species of Senecio in the Asteraceae family found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
.

Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Distribution
Neotropic
Neotropic

In biogeography, Neotropic or Neotropical refers to one of the world's eight terrestrial ecozones.This ecozone includes South and Central America, the Mexico lowlands, the Caribbean islands, and southern Florida, because these regions share a large number of plant and animal groups....
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Western South America: Ecuador
Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the , literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west....
(Pichincha
Pichincha Province

Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura Province & Esmeraldas Province to the north, Cotopaxi Province & Santo Domingo de Los Ts?chilas Province, Ecuador to the south, Napo Province & Sucumb?os Province to the east, and Esmeraldas Province & Sa...
, Imbabura
Imbabura Province

Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra, Ecuador. The people speak Imbabura Quechua language....
, Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi Province

Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet....
, Cañar
Cañar Province

Ca?ar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2005 the province had a population of 221,045. ...
)

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