Isocarpha megacephala
| Isocarpha megacephala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Isocarpha |
| Species: | I. megacephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Isocarpha megacephala Mattf. 1925 | |
Isocarpha megacephala is a New World species of plants in the sunflower family. It has been found only in northeastern Brazil (Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba).[1]
Isocarpha megacephala is an annual or perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Leaves are up to 7 cm (2.8 inches) long. One plant produces several flower heads, each 8-10 mm (0.32-0.40 inches) across (thus larger than the other species, each head on a long flower stalk, each head with 200-300 white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[1]
References
- 1 2 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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