Bahia (plant)

Bahia
Bahia ambrosioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Bahieae
Genus: Bahia
Lag. 1816 not Nutt. 1841
Synonyms
  • Stylesia Nutt.
  • Bahia Nutt. 1841 not Lag. 1816
  • Picradeniopsis Rydb.
  • Antheropeas Rydb.
  • Virletia Sch.Bip. ex Benth. & Hook.f.

Bahia is a small genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The common name is also bahia. It is named in honor of the Spanish botanist Juan Francisco Bahí (1775–1841).

The genus has a disjunct distribution in the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, Guatemala, and Chile, and is found in dry areas.

Species