Isocoma coronopifolia

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Isocoma coronopifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Isocoma
Species:
I. coronopifolia
Binomial name
Isocoma coronopifolia
(A.Gray) Greene 1894
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy

Isocoma coronopifolia, the common goldenbush,[2] is a North American plant species in the sunflower family. It has been found on both sides of the Río Grande, in Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Chihuahua, and southern Texas.[3]

Isocoma coronopifolia is a shrub up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. The plant produces flower heads in clusters on the tips of branches, each head containing 12-15 disc flowers but no ray flowers.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Isocoma coronopifolia (A.Gray) Greene
  2. ^ "Isocoma coronopifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Nesom, G.L. 1991. Taxonomy of Isocoma (Compositae: Astereae). Phytologia 70(2): 69–114 description of I. coronopifolia on pages 86-87, distribution map on page 74
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