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.
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)
Nothoschkuhria degenerica (Kuntze) B.G.Baldwin (as Schkuhria degenerica (Kuntze) R.E.Fr.)
Picradeniopsis multiflora (Hook. & Arn.) B.G.Baldwin (as Schkuhria multiflora Hook. & Arn.)
