Isocoma

Goldenbush
Isocoma acradenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Isocoma Nutt.
Species
See text.

Goldenbush (Isocoma) is a genus of about 12 species of flowering semi-woody shrubs from the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found mostly in the semi-arid areas of Southwestern United States and Mexico.

The name of this genus is derived from the Greek for "equal hair" referring to the pappus on the seed.

Isocoma species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia bicuspida (recorded on I. drummondii), Schinia erosa (feeds exclusively on I. acradenia) and Schinia tertia (recorded on I. pluriflora).

Species in the related genus Ericameria are also commonly known as Goldenbush.

Species

• Isocoma acradenia - alkali goldenbush, alkali jimmyweed
• Isocoma arguta Greene - Carquinez goldenbush
• Isocoma azteca Nesom - Aztec goldenbush
• Isocoma coronopifolia (Gray) Greene - common goldenbush, goldenweed
• Isocoma drummondii (Torr. & Gray) Greene - Drummond's goldenbush, Drummond's jimmyweed
• Isocoma humilis Nesom - Zion goldenbush
• Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) Nesom - Menzies' goldenbush
• Isocoma pluriflora (Torr. & Gray) Greene - rayless goldenrod, southern goldenbush, southern jimmyweed
• Isocoma reneta (H. B. K.) Greene
• Isocoma rusbyi Greene - Rusby's goldenbush
• Isocoma tenuisecta Greene - burrow goldenweed, burroweed
• Isocoma veneta (Kunth) Greene - jimmyweed

References

• Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press.  ISBN 0-89672-614-2

External links

Media related to Isocoma at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Isocoma at Wikispecies

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Jepson Manual