Schkuhria | |
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Schkuhria pinnata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | 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 |
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Synonyms | |
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Schkuhria is a genus of flowering plants in the within the daisy family.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.
Several species now regarded as members of other genera: Achyropappus Florestina Hymenothrix Platyschkuhria Picradeniopsis