Southern jimmyweed facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Southern jimmyweed |
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Isocoma
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pluriflora
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Synonymy
Linosyris pluriflora Torr. & A.Gray 1842
Aster heterophyllus (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not Thunb. 1800 Bigelowia pluriflora (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Bigelowia wrightii (A.Gray) A.Gray Bigelovia pluriflora (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Bigelovia wrightii (A.Gray) A.Gray Chrysocoma graveolens Torr. Haplopappus heterophyllus (A.Gray) S.F.Blake Haplopappus pluriflorus (Torr. & A.Gray) H.M.Hall Isocoma halophytica B.L.Turner Isocoma heterophylla (A.Gray) Greene Isocoma hirtella (A.Gray) A.Heller Isocoma oxylepis Wooton & Standl. Isocoma wrightii (A.Gray) Rydb. Linosyris heterophylla A.Gray Linosyris hirtella A.Gray Linosyris wrightii A.Gray |
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Isocoma pluriflora, also known as southern jimmyweed or southern goldenbush, is a type of flowering plant. It is a perennial herb, which means it lives for more than two years. This plant belongs to the sunflower family.
About Southern Jimmyweed
Southern jimmyweed can grow to be about 1 to 3.5 feet (30 to 107 cm) tall. Its leaves are thin and can be up to 2 inches (5 cm) long.
What It Looks Like
This plant produces many bright yellow flowers. These flowers grow in clusters at the top of the stem. Each flower cluster has 8 to 21 small yellow disc flowers. It does not have the larger, petal-like ray flowers that you might see on a typical sunflower.
The name "pluriflora" means "many-flowered." This is because the plant has many stalks, often 25 to 50 of them. Each stalk is topped with a yellow flower head. These stalks grow mostly straight up and are close together.
Where It Grows
Southern jimmyweed is found in North America. It grows in the northern parts of Mexico. These areas include Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.
It also grows in the southwestern and south-central parts of the United States. You can find it in states like Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas.
See also
- In Spanish: Isocoma pluriflora para niños
