Schkuhria is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Bahieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4] False threadleaf is a common name.[5] The genus was named in honour of Christian Schkuhr (1741-1811), a German gardener and physical scientist at the University of Wittenberg.
Several species now regarded as members of other genera: Achyropappus Florestina Hymenothrix Platyschkuhria Picradeniopsis