''Isocoma tomentosa'' is a rare Mexican species of
plants in the family
Asteraceae. It has been found only in the state of
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mun ...
in northern Mexico. As of 1991, it was known from only one location near a hot spring southeast of
Chihuahua City.
[Nesom, G.L. 1991. Taxonomy of ''Isocoma'' (Compositae: Astereae). Phytologia 70(2): 69–114]
description of ''I. tomentosa'' on pages 109-110, distribution map on page 73
''Isocoma tomentosa'' is a subshrub up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, forming clumps of numerous stems. Stems and leaves are covered with a dense coating of white wooly hairs. The plant produces flower heads in small rounded clusters at the tips of branches, each head with 17-27 disc flowers but no ray flowers.
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References
tomentosa
Endemic flora of Mexico
Flora of Chihuahua (state)
Plants described in 1991
Taxa named by Guy L. Nesom
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