Scalesia affinis

Scalesia affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Scalesia
Species: S. affinis
Binomial name
Scalesia affinis
Hook.f.

Scalesia affinis Hook. is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

It is one of the most widely distributed Scalesia species and occurs on four major islands: Fernandina Island, Isabela Island (main distribution area), Santa Cruz Island and Floreana Island.

Populations from Santa Cruz and Floreana display some morphological and genetic divergence from populations of Fernandina Island and Isabela Island.

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