Isocoma Drummondii
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''Isocoma drummondii'', the Drummond's goldenbush, is a North American plant species in the family
Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
. It has been found on both sides of the
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, in
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and in southern
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. ''Isocoma drummondii'' is a completely hairless shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. The plant produces flower heads in clusters on the tips of branches, each head containing 22–34 disc flowers but no ray flowers.Nesom, G.L. 1991. Taxonomy of ''Isocoma'' (Compositae: Astereae). Phytologia 70(2): 69–114
description of ''I. drummondii'' on pages 88–89, distribution map on page 74


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15591235 drummondii Flora of Tamaulipas Flora of Texas Plants described in 1842