Isocarpha fistulosa

Isocarpha fistulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Isocarpha
Species: I. fistulosa
Binomial name
Isocarpha fistulosa
D.J. Keil & Stuessy 1981

Isocarpha fistulosa is a New World species of plants in the sunflower family. It has been found only in PerĂº and Ecuador.[1]

Isocarpha fistulosa is an annual herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Leaves are up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) long. One plant produces several flower heads, each head with 120-150 white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[1]

References

  1. 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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