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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.

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Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. maritima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
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

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

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

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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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