4 ▁feet ) ▁tall , ▁with ▁a ▁thick ▁under ground ▁rh iz ome . ▁One ▁plant ▁can ▁produce ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 ▁small ▁yellow ▁flower ▁heads ▁in ▁a ▁branch ed ▁array ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁plant . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁photo ▁of ▁her b arium ▁spec imen ▁at ▁Missouri ▁Botan ical ▁Garden , ▁collected ▁in ▁Alabama ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁is ot ype ▁of ▁Sol id ago ▁bra chy ph yl la ▁Alabama ▁Plant ▁Atlas ▁Atlas ▁of ▁Florida ▁V asc ular ▁Pl ants ▁ ▁bra chy ph yl la ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Compar ative ▁and ▁International ▁Studies ▁( C IS ) ▁is ▁a ▁political ▁science ▁research ▁inst itute ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁based ▁in ▁Zürich . ▁It ▁is ▁joint ▁initi ative ▁between ▁the ▁inst itute ▁of ▁political ▁science ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Zur ich ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁science ▁ch airs ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Federal ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁The ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute ▁is ▁Frank ▁Sch imm elf enn ig , ▁Professor ▁of ▁European ▁Polit ics . ▁The ▁staff ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁is ▁ 1 7 0 . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Research ▁at ▁C IS ▁focus es ▁on ▁five ▁them es : ▁dem ocracy , ▁mark ets ▁and ▁politics , ▁political ▁violence , ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁and