Isocoma coronopifolia
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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: | Isocoma |
| Species: | I. coronopifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Isocoma coronopifolia | |
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Synonymy
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Isocoma coronopifolia, the common goldenbush,[2] is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found on both sides of the Río Grande, in Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Chihuahua, and southern Texas.[3]
Isocoma coronopifolia 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 12-15 disc flowers but no ray flowers.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Isocoma coronopifolia (A.Gray) Greene
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Isocoma coronopifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b Nesom, G.L. 1991. Taxonomy of Isocoma (Compositae: Astereae). Phytologia 70(2): 69–114 description of I. coronopifolia on pages 86-87, distribution map on page 74