Asteraceae

Isocarpha Less.

First published in Linnaea 5: 141 (1830)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Texas to Tropical America.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herbs, sometimes woody or shrub-like at the base; leaves alternate or opposite, simple and entire or toothed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Heads discoid, solitary or clustered at the ends of long peduncles; involucre of rather few scales in 2–3 series; receptacle conical, with chaffy scales enveloping the florets
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Florets all perfect and fertile, 5-lobed; anthers obtuse at the base; style-arms terete, slender, hairy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes 4–5-angled, truncate at the apex and without pappus.
Distribution
A genus of 10 tropical and warm-temperate American species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0