Hieracium hieronymi

Hieracium hieronymi is a forb of genus Hieracium in the family Asteraceae. and found only in Ecuador once in a collection gathered in 1871 from Pichincha; the description included with the specimen was "Crescit prope Panecillo haud procul a praedio Hacienda Pesillo inter urben Quito et La Esperanza", and in a more recent specimen reported by L. Mille still some years ago (before the Second World War) gathered from Carchi and deposited in the Berlin Herbarium where the taxonomic problems have remained intact.[1]

Carchi and Pichincha Provinces in Ecuador the last known sighting of Hieracium hieronymi.

Hieracium hieronymi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Hieracium
Species:	H. hieronymi
Binomial name
Hieracium hieronymi Zahn
Hieracium hieronymi distribution[1]
Synonyms
[Hieracium granatense] Arv.-Touv. & Gaut.[2]

The natural habitat of Hieracium hieronymi is the subtropical or tropical moist Andean montane grasslands and shrublands between the altitudes of 1,500 m (4,921 ft) to 3,500 m (11,483 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss. It has not been found growing in the protected lands of páramo.[1]

References

1. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Hieracium hieronymi – Data Deficient". 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
2. Botanic Garden; Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (1936). "Details for: Hieracium hieronymi". The Euro+Med Plantbase. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Retrieved 2007-12-28.

Sources

• Valencia, R., Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. and Jørgensen, P.M. (eds). (2000). "Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador". Publicaciones del Herbario QCA. Ecuador, Quito: Universidad Católica del Ecuador.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)