Isocoma coronopifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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Synonymy
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Isocoma coronopifolia, the common goldenbush, is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found on both sides of the Río Grande, in Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Chihuahua, and southern Texas.
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.
References
- The Plant List, Isocoma coronopifolia (A.Gray) Greene
- NRCS. "Isocoma coronopifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ 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
Taxon identifiers | |
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Isocoma coronopifolia |
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Linosyris coronopifolia |