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Tolpis farinulosa is a shrub-like daisy family plant endemic to the mountains of Cape Verde and listed as endangered by the IUCN. It grows in cool, humid high-elevation habitats, so it is a plant for conservation interest rather than routine garden cultivation.
Tolpis farinulosa is a species of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Its local name is mato-branco ("white bush"), a name that may also refer to the species Phagnalon melanoleucum and Verbascum cystolithicum.
The species is found in the west of Cape Verde, in the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, Ilhéu Raso, São Nicolau, Santiago, Fogo and Brava. The plant is found between 800 and 1,800 m elevation. It grows in sub-humid and humid mountain areas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tolpis farinulosa 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.
