Isocarpha microcephala

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

Isocarpha microcephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Isocarpha
Species:
I. microcephala
Binomial name
Isocarpha microcephala
(DC.) S.F.Blake 1926
Synonyms[1]
  • Dunantia microcephala DC. 1836
  • Isocarpha blepharolepis Greenm.
  • Isocarpha divaricata Benth.

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]

References
  1. The Plant List, Isocarpha microcephala (DC.) S.F.Blake
  2. David J. Keil & Tod F. Stuessy. 1981. Systematics of Isocarpha (Compositae: Eupatorieae). Systematic Botany (1981) 6(3): pp. 258-287 descriptions, line drawings, distribution maps for all 5 species


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