Chromolaena misella

Chromolaena misella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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 sunflower family. 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

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Chromolaena misella (McVaugh) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  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
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