Galinsoga macrocephala

Galinsoga macrocephala is a South American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Venezuela.^[2]

Galinsoga macrocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Galinsoga
Species:	G. macrocephala
Binomial name
Galinsoga macrocephala H.Rob. 1979 not B.L.Rob. 1979
Synonyms[1]
Alepidocline macrocephala (H. Rob.) B.L. Turner

Description

Galinsoga macrocephala is a branching annual herb up to 30 (12 inches) tall. Stems are purple with white hairs. Leaves are opposite, egg-shaped, up to 20 mm (0.79 in) long. Flower heads are somewhat larger than in many related species, about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) across. Each head has about 14 reddish-purple ray flowers surrounding about 25 yellow disc flowers.^[2]