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Accession Data:

Dendroseris pruinata (Johow) Skottsberg

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Asteraceae Giseke

  • Country of Origin: Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile)
  • Habitat: poor, rocky soils

  • Description: This species, as are all members of the genus Dendroseris, is endemic to the Juan Fernandez Islands. This particular species can be found on Santa Clara and Masatiella Islands.

    This species is in the sub-genus Rea.

    A population of D. pruinata on Morro Spartan (a rock off the coast of Masatierra - the main island) is the largest population known of this species. There are only 20 individuals in this population.

    The plant is a sea-spray tolerant, rosette tree inhabiting very poor, rocky soils. It bears white flowers with some nectar and a slight odor. It is probably a tetraploid (n=18) and is also likely semi-self compatible.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199800067
  • Source: G. Anderson
  • Accession Date: 04-20-1998
  • Bench: 2116 - MED:Mattoral B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-22-2022
  • Restrictions:
    • IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species
    • BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Asterales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • SubFamily: Cichorioideae
  • Tribe: Cichorieae
  • SubTribe: Hyoseridinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • IUCN Redlist Critically Endangered Species
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Juan Fernández Is.

References (external):

  1. Personal communication with Dr. Greg Anderson, collector of record of this accession
  2. Musial, Kathy; An Introduction to the Geography, Climate, and Flora of Chile; Pacific Horticulture, October 2011. Accessed 20 March 2015.

data regenerated on Wed, 11 May 2022 08:45:13 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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  • Santolina chamaecyparissus

Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Anthemideae

  • Anthemidinae: Tanacetum balsamita
  • Artemisiinae: Artemisia tridentata
  • Artemisiinae: Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana
  • Athanasiinae: Athanasia pinnata
  • Glebionidinae: Argyranthemum foeniculaceum

Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Astereae

  • Homochrominae: Felicia amelloides
  • Machaerantherinae: Grindelia integrifolia W/C
  • Solidagininae: Solidago rigida
  • Unplaced Astereae: Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa

Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Eupatorieae

  • Hebecliniinae: Bartlettina sordida
  • Liatrinae: Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae
  • Piqueriinae: Stevia rebaudiana

Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae

  • Ecliptinae: Sphagneticola trilobata
  • Helianthinae: Helianthus tuberosus
  • Spilanthinae: Acmella oleracea

Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Neurolaeneae

  • Calea zacatechichi

Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae

  • Roldana petasitis
  • Othonninae: Othonna capensis
  • Othonninae: Othonna cf. retrofracta W/C
  • Othonninae: Othonna amplexifolia
  • Othonninae: Othonna unidentified
  • Senecioninae: Gynura bicolor
  • Senecioninae: Jacobaea maritima
  • Senecioninae: Kleinia ficoides
  • Senecioninae: Kleinia neriifolia W/C
  • Senecioninae: Kleinia repens
  • Senecioninae: Packera obovata
  • Senecioninae: Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
  • Senecioninae: Senecio articulatus
  • Senecioninae: Senecio barbertonicus
  • Senecioninae: Senecio haworthii
  • Senecioninae: Senecio mandraliscae
  • Senecioninae: Senecio petraeus
  • Senecioninae: Senecio radicans
  • Senecioninae: Senecio rowleyanus
  • Senecioninae: Senecio stapeliformis v. minor
  • Tussilagininae: Farfugium japonicum

Subfamily Barnesioideae
Tribe Barnedesieae

  • Barnadesia dombeyana

Subfamily Carduoideae
Tribe Cardueae

  • Carlininae: Atractylodes macrocephala

Subfamily Carduoideae
Tribe Tarchonantheae

  • Brachylaena neriifolia

Subfamily Cichorioideae
Tribe Cichorieae

  • Hyoseridinae: Dendroseris macrophylla
  • Hyoseridinae: Dendroseris pruinata
  • Microseridinae: Stephanomeria sp.
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