Scalesia aspera is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Scalesia aspera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Scalesia
Species:
S. aspera
Binomial name
Scalesia aspera

References edit

  1. ^ Tye, A.; Loving, J. (1998). "Scalesia aspera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38792A10145865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38792A10145865.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.