Isocarpha atriplicifolia

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Isocarpha atriplicifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Isocarpha
Species:
I. atriplicifolia
Binomial name
Isocarpha atriplicifolia
(L.) R.Br. ex DC. 1836
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Bidens atriplicifolia L. 1756
  • Calydermos atriplicifolius (L.) Spreng.
  • Isocarpha alternifolia Cass.
  • Isocarpha bilbergiana Schlecht. & Cham.
  • Isocarpha billbergiana Less.
  • Isocarpha cabana S.F.Blake
  • Spilanthes atriplicifolius (L.) L.

Isocarpha atriplicifolia is a New World species of plants in the sunflower family. It is widely distributed in southern Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Central America, the West Indies (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad), and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, northeastern Brazil (Maranhão)).[2]

Isocarpha atriplicifolia is an annual or perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. Leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long. One plant produces several flower heads, each a long flower stalk, each head with many white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Isocarpha atriplicifolia (L.) R. Br. ex DC.
  2. ^ 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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