Prosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains around 45 species of spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, Africa, Western Asia, and South Asia. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to drought, on occasion developing extremely deep root systems. Their wood is usually hard, dense and durable. Their fruits are pods and may contain large amounts of sugar. The generic name means "burdock" in late Latin and originated in the Greek language.
Boehmeria is a genus of 47 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae. Of the species, 33 are indigenous to the Old World and 14 to the New World; no species is indigenous to both the Old and New Worlds. The species include herbaceous perennials, shrubs and small trees. Although related to the similar-looking species of the stinging nettles of genus Urtica, species of Boehmeria do not have stinging hairs. Because of the similarity in appearance, some species are commonly called "false nettles".
Acaena is a genus of about 60 species of mainly evergreen, creeping herbaceous perennial plants and subshrubs in the family Rosaceae, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere, notably New Zealand, Australia and South America, but with a few species extending into the Northern Hemisphere, north to Hawaii and California.
Draba is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as whitlow-grasses.
Mutisia is a genus of flowering plant in the mutisia tribe within the sunflower family. Mutisia has been named after José Celestino Mutis. It comprises about sixty species which can be found along the entire length of the Andes and in southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
Pipturus is a flowering plant genus in the nettle family, Urticaceae.
Wendlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in northeastern tropical Africa, and from tropical and subtropical Asia to Queensland.
Nassauvia is a genus of flowering plants in the Nassauvia tribe within the sunflower family. It native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and the Falkland Islands.
Werneria is a genus of South American plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.
Trichocline is a genus of Australian and South American plants in the gerbera tribe within the daisy family. It consists of one species from Australia (T. spathulata) and twenty-three from South America.
Hyalis is a genus of South American flowering plants in the daisy family.
Nardophyllum is a genus of South American flowering plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family.
Onoseris is a genus of Mesoamerican and South American flowering plants in the gerbera tribe within the sunflower family.
Asarina is a flowering plant genus of only one species, Asarina procumbens, the trailing snapdragon, which is native to southern Europe. Originally placed in the Scrophulariaceae, the genus has more recently been moved to the Plantaginaceae. Species from North America formerly placed in the genus Asarina are now placed in Holmgrenanthe, Lophospermum, Mabrya and Maurandya, as well as Neogaerrhinum. Asarina is now regarded as exclusively an Old World genus.
Caiophora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.
