Trichospira

Trichospira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Trichospira
Kunth in Humboldt et al.
Species:
T. verticillata
Binomial name
Trichospira verticillata
(L.) S.F.Blake
Synonyms
  • Bidens verticillata L.
  • Trichospira biarista Less.
  • Trichospira pulegium Mart. ex DC.
  • Salmea verticillata (L.) Druce
  • Rolandra reptans Willd. ex Less.
  • Rolandra septans Willd. ex Less.
  • Trichospira prieurei DC.
  • Trichospira biaristata Less.
  • Trichospira menthoides Kunth (type species of Trichospira)
  • Trichospira biaristata DC.

Trichospira is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.

Species

The only known species is Trichospira verticillata, native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere.