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False threadleaf

Schkuhria

False threadleaf
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)

About

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.

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Pinnate false threadleaf

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schkuhria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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