Isocarpha atriplicifolia

Isocarpha atriplicifolia, the spanish pearlhead, is a New World species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widely distributed in southern Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Central America, the West Indies (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad), and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, northeastern Brazil (Maranhão)).^[2]

Spanish Pearlhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Isocarpha
Species:	I. atriplicifolia
Binomial name
Isocarpha atriplicifolia (L.) R.Br. ex DC. 1836
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Bidens atriplicifolia L. 1756 Calydermos atriplicifolius (L.) Spreng. Isocarpha alternifolia Cass. Isocarpha bilbergiana Schlecht. & Cham. Isocarpha billbergiana Less. Isocarpha cabana S.F.Blake Spilanthes atriplicifolius (L.) L.

Isocarpha atriplicifolia is an annual or perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. Leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long. One plant produces several flower heads, each a long flower stalk, each head with many white disc flowers but no ray flowers.^[2]