Baeriopsis

Baeriopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baeriopsis
J.T.Howell
Species: B. guadalupensis
Binomial name
Baeriopsis guadalupensis
J.T.Howell

Baeriopsis is a monotypic genus[1] of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Baeriopsis guadalupensis. It is endemic to the Guadalupe Island archipelago along the coast of Baja California in Mexico.[2] It grows in Guadalupe mesa scrub habitat.[3]

References

  1. Dean, E. (2011). Between the blades: the evolution of plant diversity in California's prairies and grasslands. Fremontia 39(2-3), 16-21.
  2. (Spanish) Rebman, J. P., et al. La flora de Isla Guadalupe y sus islotes adyacentes, Baja California, México. In: Santos del Prado, K. and E. P. Recagno (Eds.) Isla Guadalupe. Restauración y Conservación. Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático, Mexico. 2005.
  3. Oberbauer, T. (2005). A comparison of estimated historic and current vegetation community structure on Guadalupe Island, Mexico. In: Proceedings of the Sixth California Islands Symposium (pp. 143-153). Arcata: National Park Service Technical Publication CHIS-05-01, Institute for Wildlife Studies.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 20, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.