Dittrichia
Sign in to saveDittrichia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Its species were formerly included in the genus Inula.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt
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- Asteraceae
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- Dittrichia graveolens flowersCloseup 12September2008 SierraMadrona.jpg
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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)