Galinsoga_macrocephala

<i>Galinsoga macrocephala</i>

Galinsoga macrocephala

Species of flowering plant

Galinsoga macrocephala is a South American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Venezuela.[2]

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Description

Galinsoga macrocephala is a branching annual herb up to 30 (12 inches) tall. Stems are purple with white hairs. Leaves are opposite, egg-shaped, up to 20 mm (0.79 in) long. Flower heads are somewhat larger than in many related species, about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) across. Each head has about 14 reddish-purple ray flowers surrounding about 25 yellow disc flowers.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Tropicos, Galinsoga macrocephala H. Rob.
  2. [2]
    Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1979. Phytologia 44: 429 description in Latin, commentary in English
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