Baeriopsis is a monotypic genus[1] of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing the single species Baeriopsis guadalupensis. It is endemic to the Guadalupe Island archipelago along the coast of Baja California in Mexico.[2] It grows in Guadalupe mesa scrub habitat.[3]

Baeriopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Madieae
Subtribe: Baeriinae
Genus: Baeriopsis
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Species:
B. guadalupensis
Binomial name
Baeriopsis guadalupensis
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References edit

  1. ^ Dean, E. (2011). Between the blades: the evolution of plant diversity in California's prairies and grasslands. Fremontia 39(2-3), 16-21.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Rebman, J. P., et al. La flora de Isla Guadalupe y sus islotes adyacentes, Baja California, México. Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine In: Santos del Prado, K. and E. P. Recagno (Eds.) Isla Guadalupe. Restauración y Conservación. Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático, Mexico. 2005.
  3. ^ Oberbauer, T. (2005). A comparison of estimated historic and current vegetation community structure on Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine In: Proceedings of the Sixth California Islands Symposium (pp. 143-153). Arcata: National Park Service Technical Publication CHIS-05-01, Institute for Wildlife Studies.