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Scalesia aspera is a Galápagos daisy-family shrub or small tree found only on the Galápagos Islands and threatened by habitat loss. It is a native of seasonally dry tropical islands and is not a common garden plant.
Scalesia aspera is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Radiate-headed scalesia · Pinta Sunflower-tree · Heart-leafed scalesia · Scalesia crockeri · Daisy tree · Scalesia gordilloi · Heller's Scalesia · Scalesia incisa · Scalesia microcephala · Daisy tree · Scalesia retroflexa · Daisy tree
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scalesia aspera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
