Isocoma felgeri

Isocoma felgeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Isocoma
Species: I. felgeri
Binomial name
Isocoma felgeri
G.L.Nesom 1991

Isocoma felgeri is a rare Mexican plant species in the sunflower family. It has been found in the State of Sonora, in desert scrub near Bahía de Kino.[1]


Isocoma felgeri 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 8-11 disc flowers but no ray flowers.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Nesom, G.L. 1991. Taxonomy of Isocoma (Compositae: Astereae). Phytologia 70(2): 69–114 description of I. felgeri on page 89-90, distribution map on page 72
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