Schkuhria

Schkuhria is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Bahieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4] False threadleaf is a common name.[5] The genus was named in honour of Christian Schkuhr (1741-1811), a German gardener and physical scientist at the University of Wittenberg.

Species[1][6]
formerly included[1]

Schkuhria
Schkuhria pinnata
Scientific classification Edit this 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)[1]
Type species
Schkuhria abrotanoides
(syn of S. pinnata)[2]
Roth
Synonyms[1]
  • Hopkirkia DC.
  • Mieria La Llave
  • Tetracarpum Moench
  • Chamaestephanum Willd.
  • Cephalobembix Rydb.
  • Achyropappus Link & Otto
  • Rothia Lam. 1792

Several species now regarded as members of other genera: Achyropappus Florestina Hymenothrix Platyschkuhria Picradeniopsis

References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  2. The Plant List, Schkuhria abrotanoides Roth
  3. Roth, Albrecht Wilhelm. 1797. Catalecta Botanica 1: 116
  4. Flora of North America Schkuhria Roth
  5. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Schkuhria". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps


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