Galapagos Species Database

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Mollugo flavescens subsp. gracillima (Andersson) Eliasson

mollugo

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Molluginaceae

Genus
Mollugo

Species
flavescens

Subspecies
subsp. gracillima

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Mollugo flavescens ssp. angustifolia Howell

Origin: Endemic

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Adsersen, H. (s.a.) Field notes, 1974 and 1977 collections Charles darwin Research Station, unpublished Manuscript.
  • Eliasson, U. (1970) Nomenclatural Changes and New Subspecies in the Centrospermae of Galápagos Islands. Madroño 20(5): 264-266.
  • Itow, S. (1997) List of Plant Specimens collected in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Bulletin of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Nagasaki University, Natural Science, 38 (1): 53-144.
  • Mauchamp, A. (1995) Informe de viaje de campo a Darwin y Wolf. Inventario sistematico de la flora y fauna de las islas. Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished.
  • 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, Mollugo flavescens subsp. gracillima", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=609. Accessed 1 November 2026.