Galapagos Species Database
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Darwiniothamnus lancifolius subsp. glabriusculus
margarita de Darwin, lance-leafed Darwin's shrub
A woody dome-shaped shrub. The lance-shaped leaves grow in whorls up the branches. The white daisy-like flowers occur in groups and are normally present all year round.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Darwiniothamnus
Species
lancifolius
Subspecies
subsp. glabriusculus
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius var. glabriusculus (Stewart) Cronquist, Erigeron lancifolius Hook f., E. lancifolius var. glabriusculus Stewart. In Hooker (1847) as Erigeron lancifolium.
Origin: Endemic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Darwiniothamnus lancifolius subsp. glabriusculus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=305. Accessed 3 April 2026.