''Isocarpha atriplicifolia'' is a New World species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widely distributed in southern Mexico ( Guerrero, Oaxaca,

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

), Central America, the West Indies (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad), and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, northeastern Brazil ( Maranhão)).David J. Keil & Tod F. Stuessy. 1981. Systematics of ''Isocarpha'' (Compositae: Eupatorieae). Systematic Botany (1981) 6(3): pp. 258-287
descriptions, line drawings, distribution maps for all 5 species ''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.

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Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in 1903 on Isla de Pinos (now called Isla de la Juventud, part of Cuba)
Eupatorieae Flora of Mexico Flora of Southern America Flora of Central America Plants described in 1756 Flora of the Caribbean Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Eupatorieae-stub