''Melampodium divaricatum'', also known by its common name gold medallion is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of flowering plant from the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

Melampodium ''Melampodium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. These are rugged plants native to the tropical to subtropical regions that include Central America, Southwestern United States, California, Florida, the Caribbean, and Sout ...

''.DC. In: Prod. 5: 520. (1836). The species was first described in 1836.

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Millerieae Plants described in 1836 Flora of Mexico Flora of Brazil Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle {{Millerieae-stub