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
  • Chamaestephanum Willd.
  • Hopkirkia DC.
  • Mieria La Llave
  • Tetracarpum Moench

Schkuhria is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Bahieae within the family Asteraceae. False threadleaf is a common name. It includes two species native to the Americas, ranging from the south-central United States to Argentina. The genus was named in honour of Christian Schkuhr (1741-1811), a German gardener and physical scientist at the University of Wittenberg.