Chromolaena misella
Chromolaena misella is a Mexican species of flowering shrub in the sunflower family. It is native to the State of Jalisco in western Mexico.[2]
| Chromolaena misella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chromolaena |
| Species: | C. misella |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromolaena misella (McVaugh) R.M.King & H.Rob. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chromolaena misella is a shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall. Leaves are opposite, 3-nerved, up to 12 cm long. Flower heads are produced in groups of 2-5 heads, with blue disc florets but no ray florets.[3]
References
- "Chromolaena misella". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List.
- Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
- McVaugh, Rogers 1972. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 9(4): 400-402 description in Latin, commentary in English, line drawing on page 401, as Eupatorium misellum
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