Conyza feae
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|status = EN
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|genus = Conyza
|species = feae
|synonyms=
- Nidorella feae Bég.
- Nidorella nobrei A.Chev.
- Nidorella vogelii Lowe ms.
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Conyza feae is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/medioambiente/piac/descargas/descargas/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 It is listed as an endangered plant by the IUCN. First described as Nidorella feae, it was placed in the genus Conyza by Hiram Wild in 1969. The specific name feae refers to the Italian naturalist Leonardo Fea. Its local name is losna-brabo[http://www.caboverde.com/nature/plan-07.jpg Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde] or losna-bravo. The plant plays a role in traditional medicine.{{cite web|author=Gomes, A.|author2=Vasconcelos, T.|author3=Almeida, H.|name-list-style=amp|title=Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde|trans-title=Medicinal Traditional Plants in Cape Verde|language=pt|year=2008|url=http://www2.iict.pt/archive/doc/MH_Almeida_wrkshp_plts_medic.pdf|access-date=2016-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329135958/http://www2.iict.pt/archive/doc/MH_Almeida_wrkshp_plts_medic.pdf|archive-date=2017-03-29|url-status=dead}}
Distribution and ecology
Conyza feae occurs in the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santiago, São Nicolau, Fogo and Brava.