Galinsoga macrocephala
| Galinsoga macrocephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Galinsoga |
| Species: | G. macrocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Galinsoga macrocephala H.Rob. 1979 not B.L.Rob. 1979
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Tropicos, Galinsoga macrocephala H. Rob.
- ^ a b Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1979. Phytologia 44: 429 description in Latin, commentary in English
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