Senecio leucopeplus | |
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Conservation status
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Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Senecio |
Species: | S. leucopeplus
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Binomial name | |
Senecio leucopeplus Cabrera, 1941
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Synonyms[2] | |
Senecio candolleanus Hook. & Arn. |
Senecio leucopeplus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern Argentina. The species is currently extinct in the wild, as the last 2 specimens found in the wild disappeared in 2007. There are currently two specimens in cultivation at the Pillahuincó Botanic Garden.[1][2][3]