Chromolaena misella

Chromolaena misella is a Mexican species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the State of Jalisco in western Mexico.[2]

Chromolaena misella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species:
C. misella
Binomial name
Chromolaena misella
(McVaugh) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium misellum McVaugh

Chromolaena misella is a shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall. Leaves are opposite, 3-nerved, up to 12 cm long. Flower heads are produced in groups of 2-5 heads, with blue disc florets but no ray florets.[3]

References

  1. "Chromolaena misella". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
  3. McVaugh, Rogers 1972. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 9(4): 400-402 description in Latin, commentary in English, line drawing on page 401, as Eupatorium misellum
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