Linum cratericola

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Linum cratericola

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malpighiales
Family:  | Linaceae
Genus:  | Linum
Species:  |

L. cratericola

Binomial name
Linum cratericola

Eliasson

Linum cratericola, the Floreana Flax, is a species of plant in the Linaceae family. It was first discovered in 1966 by Uno Eliasson. Between 1981 and 1997 it was relatively unseen, but a population of 13 individuals was rediscovered at one of the original locations. It is endemic to Ecuador, and is critically endangered.[2] Since, the population has recovered to 400, after protection against goats and feral donkeys was created using fences.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Mauchamp, A. et al. (2000). "Linum cratericola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T39141A10170160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39141A10170160.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39141/10170160. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. ↑ McMullen, Conley K. (1999) (in en). Flowering Plants of the Galápagos. Cornell University Press. p. 41. ISBN 0801486211. https://books.google.com/books?id=ucvFdpS2tBMC&q=Linum+cratericola&pg=PA41. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
3. ↑ Tye Alan, "Restoration of the vegetation of the Dry Zone in Galapagos". Februari 2016

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