Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima

Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima, also known as the spathulate fleawort or South Stack fleawort, is endemic to Holyhead Island, occurring only around South Stack. It is a subspecies of the field fleawort Tephroseris integrifolia.[1]

Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tephroseris
Species:
Subspecies:
T. i. subsp. maritima
Trinomial name
Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima
(Syme) B. Nord
Synonyms
  • Senecio spathulifolius auct. non Griess.
  • Senecio integrifolius subsp. maritimus (Syme) Chater

It is a single-stemmed plant, typically with more than six capitula (flower heads),[1] which flowers between April and June.

References

  1. Clive A. Stace (2010). "Tephroseris (Rchb.) Rchb. – fleaworts". New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 766–768. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.


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