Isocarpha microcephala
| Isocarpha microcephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Isocarpha |
| Species: | I. microcephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Isocarpha microcephala (DC.) S.F.Blake 1926
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Isocarpha microcephala is a New World species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Peru and Ecuador.[2]
Isocarpha microcephala is an annual or perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Leaves are up to 7 cm (2.8 inches) long. One plant produces several flower heads, each head with 80-140 white, pink, or purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Isocarpha microcephala (DC.) S.F.Blake
- ^ a b David J. Keil & Tod F. Stuessy. 1981. Systematics of Isocarpha (Compositae: Eupatorieae). Systematic Botany (1981) 6(3): pp. 258-287 descriptions, line drawings, distribution maps for all 5 species
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