Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Froelichia juncea subsp. alata
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Froelichia
Species
juncea
Subspecies
subsp. alata
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Froelichia nudicaulis ssp. longispicata Howell, F. nudicaulis var. longispicata Hook. f. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010).
Origin: Endemic
- Christophersen, E. (1932) A Collection of Plants from the Galápagos Islands. Nyt Mag. Naturvidenskaberne 70: 67-95.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Froelichia juncea subsp. alata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=170. Accessed 26 May 2026.