Galapagos Species Database
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Scalesia baurii subsp. baurii
lechoso
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Scalesia
Species
baurii
Subspecies
subsp. baurii
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Scalesia bauri var. glabrata B.L. Rob.
Origin: Endemic
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- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Scalesia baurii subsp. baurii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=342. Accessed 6 April 2026.