Dittrichia

Dittrichia
Dittrichia viscosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Inuleae
Genus:	Dittrichia Greuter, 1973
Type species
Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter
Synonyms[1][2]
Cupularia Godr. & Gren. 1850, illegitimate homonym, not Link 1833 (Myxomycota)

Dittrichia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Its species were formerly included in the genus Inula.^[3][4][5][6]

Dittrichia is named after German botanist Manfred Dittrich (1934-2016), the previous director of the herbarium at the Botanical Garden in Berlin.^[7]

Species^[1]

• Dittrichia graveolens, stinkwort, sticky stinkweed - Mediterranean region (southern Europe^[8] + North Africa) plus southwest Asia as far east as Pakistan; naturalized in California, Asia, Africa, Australia, and other places^[9][10]
• Dittrichia viscosa, false yellowhead, yellow fleabane - Mediterranean region (southern Europe + North Africa)

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. Tropicos, search for Cupularia
3. Greuter, Werner Rodolfo. 1973. Exsiccatorum genavensium a conservatorio botanico distributorum 4: 71
4. "GRIN". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
5. Tropicos, Dittrichia Greuter
6. Altervista Flora Italiana genere Dittrichia includes photos and European distribution maps
7. Malta Wild Plants, false yellowhead, Dittrichia viscosa includes photos, description, etymology, and other information
8. Altervista Flora Italiana, Enula dall'odore intenso, klebriger Alant, kamferinula, Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter
9. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
10. Atlas of Living Australia, Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter, Stinkwort

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