Galinsoga formosa
| Galinsoga formosa | |
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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. formosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Galinsoga formosa Canne-Hill. 1977
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Galinsoga formosa is a rare Mexican species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only the State of Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico.[3][4]
Description[edit]
Galinsoga formosa is a branching annual herb up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. Leaves are up to 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Flower heads are up to 22 mm (0.87 in) across. Each head has 5-15 white (sometimes with a purplish underside) ray flowers surrounding up to 100 yellow disc flowers.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Tropicos, Galinsoga formosa Canne-Hill.
- ^ The Plant List, Alepidocline trifida (J.J.Fay) B.L.Turner
- ^ a b Canne-Hilliker, Judith Marie. 1977. Rhodora 79(819): 338-340 in English, distribution map on page 339
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744
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