Galinsoga subdiscoidea
Appearance
Galinsoga subdiscoidea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Galinsoga |
Species: | G. subdiscoidea
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Binomial name | |
Galinsoga subdiscoidea |
Galinsoga subdiscoidea is a rare Mexican species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the State of Durango in northern Mexico.[1]
Description
[edit]Galinsoga subdiscoidea is a branching annual herb up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall. Leaves are egg-shaped, up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. Each head has about 5 white ray flowers surrounding a large number of yellow disc flowers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cronquist, Arthur John 1965. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 12(3): 288–289 diagnosis in Latin, description + commentary in English, line drawings on page 288
- Data related to Galinsoga subdiscoidea at Wikispecies