Egletes
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Egletes is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family. It contains eight species, including Egletes humifusa
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family. It contains eight species, including Egletes humifusa
Egletes humifusa
Egletes humifusa is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in Ecuador, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...