Trichocoronis
Genus of aquatic plants
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Trichocoronis is a genus of North American aquatic plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][4] Bugheal is a common name for plants in this genus.[5]
| Trichocoronis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Trichocoronis A.Gray |
| Type species | |
| Trichocoronis wrightii[1][2] (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Trichocoronis is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in the same tribe: Sclerolepis and Shinnersia.[6] They are annuals or perennials.[7]
- Trichocoronis sessilifolia (S.Schauer) B.L.Rob. - Michoacán, Oaxaca, Jalisco, D.F., México State
- Trichocoronis wrightii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray - Texas, California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
- formerly included[3]
- Trichocoronis rivularis A.Gray - Shinnersia rivularis (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
