Monticalia microdon

Monticalia microdon
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Monticalia
Species:	M. microdon
Binomial name
	Monticalia microdon; (Wedd.) B.Nord.

Monticalia microdon is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Monticalia microdon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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