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Snowdonia Hawkweed; The rarest flower in the World
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Snowdonia Hawkweed
It is a Tracheophyte which means that it has vascular tissue. It can transport water and nutrients from the ground throughout the plant
It falls into the catagory Angiosperms because it produces a flower.
Structure
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A perrenial that grows about 30 cm tall
and is very similar to the common buttercup
The petals are attatched to a long thin fragile stem that has a rosette of small leaves growing around the base. The back of the petals and their stalks have a distinguishing
covering of tiny black grandular hairs.
Reproduction
The flower reproduces with the help of insects and wind. The insect or wind will take pollen from the stamen (male part of the flower), and be carried to the pistil (female part of the flower). It lands on the stigma and falls down the pollentube into the ovary where they fertilize the eggs and form seeds.
- It was discovered in 1880 by botanist John Griffith
- It is believed to be the rarest plant in the world
- Thought to be extinct in 1953 until it was discovered again in 2002
- The reason it had been missing for all those years is that everyear when it tried to grow the sheep living in the valley came along and ate it. It is supposedly very tasty to sheep.
- When discovered for the second time it was found in the exact same place it was seen 49 years ago
- There was only one found when discovered for the second time so they collected seeds.
- It is it's own species of plant.
http://www.vincelewis.net/hawkweed.html
http://www.arkive.org/snowdonia-hawkweed/hieracium-snowdoniense/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/aug/06/science.highereducation
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Facts:
Location
The Snowdonia Hawkweed is only located in seven patches
of the Welsh Valley of Snowdonia
Genus Species Name:
Hieracium Snowdoniense
The Snowdonian Hawkweed
The Buttercup
Type of Plant
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Photo credits: 'horizon' by pierreyves @ flickr