Biology:Gomphrena rigida
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Short description: Extinct species of flowering plant
| Gomphrena rigida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Gomphrena |
| Species: | G. rigida
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| Binomial name | |
| Gomphrena rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch (2020)
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Gomphrena rigida, sometimes known as the Galapagos amaranth, was a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It was a shrub endemic to eastern Santiago Island the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is now extinct. It was driven to extinction by over-grazing by introduced goats, and was last collected in 1908.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tye, A.; Lau, B. (2014). "Blutaparon rigidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39087A61481721.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39087/61481721. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Gomphrena rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77215270-1.
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