Schkuhria
| Schkuhria | |
|---|---|
| Schkuhria pinnata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Bahieae |
| Genus: | Schkuhria Roth 1797, conserved name, not Moench 1794 (syn of Sigesbeckia) |
| Type species | |
| Schkuhria abrotanoides (syn of S. pinnata) Roth | |
| Synonyms | |
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Schkuhria is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Bahieae within the family Asteraceae. False threadleaf is a common name. The genus was named in honour of Christian Schkuhr (1741-1811), a German gardener and physical scientist at the University of Wittenberg.
- Species
- Schkuhria degenerica (Kuntze) R.E.Fr. - Bolivia, Jujuy, Salta
- Schkuhria guatemalensis (Rydb.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Schkuhria multiflora Hook. & Arn. - Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Chihuahua, United States (CA AZ NM TX CO MI)
- Schkuhria pinnata (Lam.) Kuntze ex Thell. - South America, Mesoamerica, United States (AZ NM TX MD) South Africa
- Schkuhria schkuhrioides (Link & Otto) Thell. - Mexico (Michoacán, Nayarit, Jalisco, México State, D.F., Durango, Aguascalientes)
- Schkuhria senecioides Nees - Mexico
- Schkuhria virgata (La Llave) DC.
- formerly included
Several species now regarded as members of other genera: Achyropappus Florestina Hymenothrix Platyschkuhria Picradeniopsis