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Chromolaena misella

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Chromolaena misella
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Eupatorium misellum McVaugh

Chromolaena misella is a Mexican species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the State of Jalisco in western Mexico.[2]

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

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  1. ^ "Chromolaena misella". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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