| Isocarpha microcephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Isocarpha |
| Species: | I. microcephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Isocarpha microcephala (DC.) S.F.Blake 1926 | |
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Isocarpha microcephala is a New World species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Peru and Ecuador.
Isocarpha microcephala is an annual or perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Leaves are up to 7 cm (2.8 inches) long. One plant produces several flower heads, each head with 80-140 white, pink, or purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.
References
- The Plant List, Isocarpha microcephala (DC.) S.F.Blake
- ^ 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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| Isocarpha microcephala | |
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