| Sonchus daltonii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Sonchus |
| Species: | S. daltonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sonchus daltonii Webb, 1849 | |
Sonchus daltonii is a species of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN. The genus was named by Philip Barker Webb in 1849. Its local name is coroa-de-rei ("king's crown").
Distribution and ecology
Sonchus daltonii occurs on the Capeverdean islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Santiago and Fogo. It grows in humid and sub-humid zones, mainly between 800 and 1,800 metres elevation. It is used for grazing animals, and it is highly threatened by nomadic grazing.
References
- ^ Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Sonchus daltonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107428228A107468347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107428228A107468347.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 41
- Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
- "Endemic plants of São Nicolau". Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.
Further reading
- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 64.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Sonchus daltonii | |