Azorella selago
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Azorella selago
| Azorella selago | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Azorella |
| Species: | A. selago |
| Binomial name | |
| Azorella selago Hook.f. |
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Azorella selago is a species of cushion plant native to the sub-Antarctic islands of the Southern Ocean, including the Crozet Islands, the Possession Islands, the Heard Island and McDonald Islands, the Kerguelen Islands, and the Prince Edward Islands.[1][2] The closely related Azorella macquariensis, which is endemic to Macquarie Island, was split from it taxonomically in 1989. A. selago is often a keystone species where it occurs and is well studied for its contribution to its native ecosystems.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Bergstrom, Dana. "Indicator 70 - The presence or absence of vascular plant species in two defined areas of Heard Island". Australian Antarctic Data Centre, System for Indicator Management and Reporting. http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/soe/display_indicator.cfm?soe_id=70. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ le Roux, Peter C.; Melodie A. McGeoch (2004). "The use of size as an estimator of age in the Subantarctic cushion plant, Azorella selago (Apiaceae)". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research) 36 (4): 509–517. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(2004)36[509:TUOSAA]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1523-0430.
- ^ Phiri, Ethel E.; Steven L. Chown, and Melodie A. McGeoch. "Spatial distribution of mouse damage to the keystone plant species, Azorella selago, on Marion Island". Department of Botany & Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. http://academic.sun.ac.za/botzoo/agm_abstracts_2007.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
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