| Southern Goldenbush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Isocoma |
| Species: | I. pluriflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Isocoma pluriflora |
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Isocoma pluriflora, commonly called southern goldenbush, southern jimmyweed, or rayless goldenrod is a flowering perennial herb, native to the southwestern United States. It grows 1 to 3.5 feet tall, and has small yellow flowers growing at the top of woody stems. It is named "pluriflora", 'many flowered', for its up to 25-50 vertical and approximately parallel stalks, tipped with yellow golden flowers.
Its range is limited to the Southwestern United States in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas; also regions of northern Mexico.