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Annual herbs. Leaves opposite, simple. Capitula less than 1 cm across, radiate, heterogamous. Phyllaries in 2 series, largely herbaceous, the outer much shorter, the inner with membranous margins. Ray florets female, fertile; rays few (usually 5), white, 3-lobed; disk florets bisexual, fertile, orange-yellow. Receptacle conic, with scales. Achenes narrowly obovoid. Pappus of scales, with or without terminal awns.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Galinsoga Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1534
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Galinsoga

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Galinsoga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][4][5] It is native to North and South America and the West Indies, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.[6][7]

The name Galinsoga was dedicated to Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga, who founded the Spanish Real Academia Nacional de Medicina and was director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid.[8]

Species[3]

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Galinsoga: Brief Summary

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Galinsoga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North and South America and the West Indies, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

The name Galinsoga was dedicated to Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga, who founded the Spanish Real Academia Nacional de Medicina and was director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid.

Species Galinsoga amboensis D.L.Schulz Galinsoga boliviensis Canne-Hill. Galinsoga caligensis Canne-Hill. Galinsoga calva Rusby Galinsoga crozierae Panero Galinsoga durangensis (Longpre) Canne-Hill. Galinsoga formosa Canne-Hill. Galinsoga longipes Canne Galinsoga macrocephala H.Rob. Galinsoga mandonii Sch.Bip. Galinsoga mollis McVaugh Galinsoga parviflora Cav. Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav. Galinsoga spellenbergii B.L.Turner Galinsoga subdiscoidea Cronquist Galinsoga triradiata Canne-Hill.
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