''Dittrichia'' is a
genus
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of flowering plants in the
daisy family. Its species were formerly included in the genus
Inula
''Inula'' is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
They may be annuals, herbaceous perennials or subshrubs that vary greatly in size, from small species a few centimeter ...
.
''Dittrichia'' is named after German botanist Manfred Dittrich (born 1934), the previous director of the
herbarium at the
Botanical Garden in Berlin
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.
; Species
[
* '' Dittrichia graveolens'', stinkwort, sticky stinkweed - ]Mediterranean
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region (southern Europe
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+ North Africa
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) plus southwest Asia
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as far east as Pakistan
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; naturalized in California
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, Asia
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, Africa
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, Australia, and other placesAtlas of Living Australia, ''Dittrichia graveolens'' (L.) Greuter, Stinkwort
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* ''Dittrichia viscosa
''Dittrichia viscosa'', also known as false yellowhead, woody fleabane, sticky fleabane and yellow fleabane, is a flowering plant in the daisy family.
''Dittrichia viscosa'' is a highly branching perennial common throughout the Mediterranean Bas ...
'', false yellowhead, yellow fleabane - Mediterranean
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region (southern Europe
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+ North Africa
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)
References
Inuleae
Asteraceae genera
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