''Galinsoga spellenbergii'' is a rare Mexican species of flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae
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. It has been found only in the State of
Durango
Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...
in northern Mexico.
[Turner, Billie Lee. 1986. Phytologia 59(2): 91-92]
diagnosis
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in Latin
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, description + commentary in English, line drawing of disc flower on page 92
Description
''Galinsoga spellenbergii'' is a branching annual herb up to tall. Leaves are egg-shaped, up to long. Each head has about 5 white ray flowers surrounding a large number of yellow disc flowers.
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References
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spellenbergii
Flora of Durango
Plants described in 1986
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