Piqueria | |
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Piqueria trinervia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
Genus: | Piqueria Cav. |
Type species | |
Piqueria trinervia |
Piqueria is a genus of Caribbean and Mesoamerican plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae. [1] [2] [3]
Several dozen species once included in Piqueria but now considered better suited to other genera: Acritopappus Ageratum Alomia Clibadium Ellenbergia Erythradenia Gardnerina Guevaria Gymnocoronis Koanophyllon Ophryosporus Phalacraea Richterago Teixeiranthus Trichogonia
Eupatorieae is a tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the family Asteraceae. Most of the species are native to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas of the Americas, but some are found elsewhere. Well-known members are Stevia rebaudiana, a number of medicinal plants (Eupatorium), and a variety of late summer to autumn blooming garden flowers, including Ageratum (flossflower), Conoclinium (mistflower), and Liatris.
Adenophyllum is a small genus of plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae. It contains ten species known generally as dogweeds.
Trichocoronis is a genus of North American aquatic plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae. Bugheal is a common name for plants in this genus.
Alomia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1818.
Barroetea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Decachaeta is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Dyscritogyne is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Erythradenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Hofmeisteria is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Jaliscoa is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Kyrsteniopsis is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Mexianthus is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Microspermum is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Neohintonia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Phanerostylis is a genus of Mexican plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Steviopsis is a genus of Mexican plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Sabazia is a genus of Colombian and Mesoamerican plants in the tribe Millerieae within the family Asteraceae.
Simsia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. It includes annuals, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs. They range from the western United States south through Central and South America to Argentina, with the center of diversity occurring in Mexico. The genus is named for British physician and botanist John Sims (1749–1831). Although some species are relatively rare, others have become common weeds that line the roadsides and fields of Mexico, often forming dense stands mixed with Tithonia and other Asteraceae. Some species are known by the common name bushsunflower.
Perymenium is a genus of South American and Mesoamerican plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.