Isocarpha microcephala

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Isocarpha microcephala
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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
Synonyms [1]
  • Dunantia microcephalaDC. 1836
  • Isocarpha blepharolepisGreenm.
  • Isocarpha divaricataBenth.

Isocarpha microcephala is a New World species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Peru and Ecuador. [2]

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. [2]

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