Asteriscus daltonii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Asteriscus daltonii vogelii, Cape Verde imported from iNaturalist photo 111191490.jpg

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|status = NT

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Catarino, S. |author2=Duarte, M.C. |author3=Romeiras, M.M. |date=2017 |title=Asteriscus daltonii |volume=2017 |page=e.T107378217A107468067 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107378217A107468067.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

|genus = Asteriscus

|species = daltonii

|authority = (Webb) Walp.

|synonyms =

  • Bubonium daltonii (Webb) Halvorsen
  • Nauplius daltonii (Webb) A. Wilklund
  • Odontospermum daltonii Webb

}}

Asteriscus daltonii is a species of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/opencms8/export/sites/medioambiente/piac/galerias/descargas/Documentos/Publicaciones/Publicaciones-LPESCaboVerde.pdf 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, as Nauplius daltonii Its local name is macela.[http://www.caboverde.com/nature/plan-12.jpg Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde], as Nauplius daltonii It is listed as near threatened by the IUCN.

Subspecies

  • Asteriscus daltonii subsp. daltonii
  • Asteriscus daltonii subsp. vogelii

Description

Asteriscus daltonii grows in the shape of a tuft, up to 0.5 m height. It produces a large number of small yellow flowers.

Distribution and ecology

Asteriscus daltonii occurs in all islands of Cape Verde except Boa Vista.

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Further reading

  • {{cite work|last=Schmidt|first=Johann Anton|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10587069|title= Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln|year=1852}}