''Isocarpha'' (pearlhead) is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae.
They are native to
Mexico,
Central America, the
West Indies, and northern
South America, with the range of one species extending north into the
United States.
Classification
Although it is generally assigned to the tribe
Eupatorieae, the flowers are unusual for that tribe. It is believed to have evolved from an ancestor which more closely resembles other Eupatorieae.
; Species
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* '' Isocarpha atriplicifolia'' (L.) R.Br. ex DC. - Chiapas
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, Guerrero, Cuba, Hispaniola
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, Central America, Colombia
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, Venezuela
* '' Isocarpha fistulosa'' Keil & Stuessy - Peru, Ecuador
* '' Isocarpha megacephala'' Mattf. - eastern Brazil ( Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba
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* '' Isocarpha microcephala'' (DC.) S.F.Blake - Peru, Ecuador
* ''Isocarpha oppositifolia
''Isocarpha oppositifolia'', the Rio Grande pearlhead, is a New World species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widely distributed in eastern and southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Caymans, Trinidad ...
'' (L.) Cass. - Mesoamerica, northern South America, West Indies, extreme southern TexasBiota of North America Program 2013 county range map
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References
Eupatorieae
Asteraceae genera
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