''Galinsoga triradiata'' is a rare Mexican species of flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
. It has been found only in the State of
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
in western Mexico.
[Canne-Hilliker, Judith Marie. 1977. Rhodora 79(819): 351–352]
description in Latin, commentary in English, line drawing on page 352, distribution map on page 347
Description
''Galinsoga triradiata'' is a branching annual herb up to tall. Leaves are egg-shaped, up to long. Flower heads are up to across. Each head has about 3-5 white ray flowers surrounding as 25-35 yellow disc flowers.
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References
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triradiata
Flora of Michoacán
Plants described in 1977
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