Galapagos Species Database

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Froelichia nudicaulis subsp. lanigera (Andersson) Eliasson

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Amaranthaceae

Genus
Froelichia

Species
nudicaulis

Subspecies
subsp. lanigera

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Froelichia lanigera Andersson fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010).

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

References

  • Fosberg, F. R. (1987) Vegetación inalterada en Fernandina, 1964 Memorias. Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 66-74
  • Howell, J.T. (1933) The Amaranthaceae of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 21(9) 87-116.
  • 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).
  • Stewart, A. (1911) A botanical survey of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4th Series, 1: 7-288.
  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Froelichia nudicaulis subsp. lanigera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=172. Accessed 5 June 2026.