Parthenium

Parthenium is a genus of North American shrubs in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family.

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The name Parthenium is derived from either the Greek word παρθένος (parthenos), meaning "virgin," or παρθένιον (parthenion), an ancient name for a plant.

Members of the genus are commonly known as feverfew. Notable species include guayule (P. argentatum) which has been used as a rubber substitute, especially during the Second World War; and also P. hysterophorus, a serious invasive species in the Old World.

1. Parthenium alpinum (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray – Arkansas River feverfew - NM CO WY
2. Parthenium argentatum A.Gray – Guayule - TX, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas
3. Parthenium cineraceum Rollins - Bolivia, Paraguay
4. Parthenium confertum A.Gray – Gray's feverfew - AZ NM TX Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Tamaulipas
5. Parthenium fruticosum Less. - from Tamaulipas to Chiapas
6. Parthenium hysterophorus L. – Santa Maria feverfew, whitetop weed - widespread in North + South America
7. Parthenium incanum Kunth – mariola - NV UT AZ NM TX Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas
8. Parthenium integrifolium L. – American feverfew, wild quinine - from TX to MA + MN
9. Parthenium ligulatum (M.E. Jones) Barneby – Colorado feverfew - CO UT
10. Parthenium rollinsianum Rzed. - San Luis Potosí
11. Parthenium schottii Greenm. ex Millsp. & Chase - Yucatán
12. Parthenium tomentosum DC. - Oaxaca, Puebla