Schkuhria is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Bahieae within the family Asteraceae.Roth, Albrecht Wilhelm. 1797. Catalecta Botanica 1: 116Flora of North America Schkuhria Roth 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.
Species Two species are accepted. Schkuhria pinnata (Lam.) Kuntze ex Thell. - South America, Central America, Mexico, and United States (AZ NM TX) Schkuhria schkuhrioides (Link & Otto) Thell. - Mexico (Michoacán, Nayarit, Jalisco, México State, D.F., Durango, Aguascalientes)
Formerly placed here Nothoschkuhria degenerica (as Schkuhria degenerica (Kuntze) R.E.Fr.) Picradeniopsis multiflora (as Schkuhria multiflora )
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External links USDA: Schkuhria