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Isocoma gypsophila

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Species of flowering plant

Isocoma gypsophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Isocoma
Species: I. gypsophila
Binomial name
Isocoma gypsophila
B.L.Turner 1972

Isocoma gypsophila is a Mexican plant species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in the States of Zacatecas and Nuevo León.

Isocoma gypsophila is a small perennial herb up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall, the stems mostly reclining on the ground and forming a mat. The plant produces one or two flower heads on the tips of branches, each head containing 30-40 disc flowers but no ray flowers.

References

  1. ^ Nesom, G.L. 1991. Taxonomy of Isocoma (Compositae: Astereae). Phytologia 70(2): 69–114 description of I. gypsophila on page 90, distribution map on page 75
  2. Turner, Billie Lee. 1972. Sida 5: 24-25

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Taxon identifiers
Isocoma gypsophila
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