Hieracium snowdoniense
| Hieracium snowdoniense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Hieracium |
| Species: | H. snowdoniense |
| Binomial name | |
| Hieracium snowdoniense Sell & C.West [1] | |
Hieracium snowdoniense, the Snowdonia hawkweed, is a plant endemic to Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a perennial, with bright yellow inflorescences.
It was believed to have become extinct in the early 1950s as a result of overgrazing. In 2002, the plant was re-discovered on steep slopes in the Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve above Bethesda.
References
External links
- "Hieracium snowdoniense". ARKive.
- "Plant thought extinct found on mountain". The Western Mail. 2002-08-06.
- Stephen Moss (2006-06-08). "The creatures that came back from the dead". The Guardian.
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