Dittrichia

Dittrichia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Its species were formerly included in the genus Inula.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt

Observations recorded109,346

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 6
With media: 5
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: BRIT, MNHN

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Dittrichia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Its species were formerly included in the genus Inula.

Dittrichia is named after German botanist Manfred Dittrich (1934-2016), the previous director of the herbarium at the Botanical Garden in Berlin. Species Dittrichia graveolens, stinkwort, sticky stinkweed - Mediterranean region (southern Europe + North Africa) plus southwest Asia as far east as Pakistan; naturalized in California, Asia, Africa, Australia, and other places Dittrichia viscosa, false yellowhead, yellow fleabane - Mediterranean region (southern Europe + North Africa)

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