Cosmos ochroleucoflorus

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Cosmos ochroleucoflorus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cosmos
Species:
C. ochroleucoflorus
Binomial name
Cosmos ochroleucoflorus

Cosmos ochroleucoflorus is a Mexican species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the state of Durango in northwestern Mexico. [1] [2]

Cosmos ochroleucoflorus is a branching perennial up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are narrow, undivided, up to 13 cm (5 inches) long. Each stem produces one or a few flower heads, each with pink or lavender ray florets and white or pale yellow disc florets. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Melchert, Thomas E. 1990. Phytologia 69(3): 200-215
  2. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.