Galinsoga macrocephala

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Galinsoga macrocephala
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Galinsoga
Species:
G. macrocephala
Binomial name
Galinsoga macrocephala
H.Rob. 1979 not B.L.Rob. 1979
Synonyms [1]

Alepidocline macrocephala(H. Rob.) B.L. Turner

Galinsoga macrocephala is a South American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Venezuela. [2]

Description

Galinsoga macrocephala is a branching annual herb up to 30 (12 inches) tall. Stems are purple with white hairs. Leaves are opposite, egg-shaped, up to 20 mm (0.79 in) long. Flower heads are somewhat larger than in many related species, about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) across. Each head has about 14 reddish-purple ray flowers surrounding about 25 yellow disc flowers. [2]

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