Dittrichia
Encyclopedia
Dittrichia is a genus
of flowering plants in the daisy family
. It was formed relatively recently by splitting genus Inula
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the daisy family
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. It was formed relatively recently by splitting genus Inula
Inula
Inula is a large genus of about 90 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. The genus is thought by some to be paraphyletic, based on the study of the different phenolic compounds the various species have.They are mostly perennial herbs that vary...
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Species
This genus contains two species:- Dittrichia graveolens, stinkwort, sticky stinkweed
- Dittrichia viscosaDittrichia viscosaDittrichia viscosa, also known as False Yellowhead, Sticky Fleabane, Woody Fleabane and Yellow Fleabane, is a flowering plant in the daisy family....
, false yellowhead, yellow fleabane