Isocoma felgeri

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Isocoma felgeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Isocoma
Species:
I. felgeri
Binomial name
Isocoma felgeri

Isocoma felgeri is a rare Mexican plant species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in the State of Sonora, in desert scrub near Bahía de Kino.[1]

Isocoma felgeri is a shrub up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. The plant produces flower heads in clusters on the tips of branches, each head containing 8-11 disc flowers but no ray flowers.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nesom, G.L. 1991. Taxonomy of Isocoma (Compositae: Astereae). Phytologia 70(2): 69–114 description of I. felgeri on page 89-90, distribution map on page 72