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