Borrichia

Borrichia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[3][4] It is named for Danish physician Ole Borch (1628–1690).^[5] Members of the genus are commonly known as seaside tansies.^[6] They are native to North and South America.^[7][8]

Borrichia
Borrichia arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Engelmanniinae
Genus:	Borrichia Adans.[1]
Type species
Borrichia frutescens (L.) DC.
Synonyms[2]
Helicta Cass. Adelmannia Rchb. Diomedea Cass. Trimetra Moc. ex DC. Diomedella Cass.

Species and nothospecies

Sources for species and nothospecies:^[2][9]

• Borrichia arborescens (L.) DC. – tree seaside tansy - Florida, West Indies, Belize, Honduras, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula
• Borrichia × cubana Britton & S.F.Blake – Cuban borrichia - Cuba, southern Florida
• Borrichia frutescens (L.) DC. – bushy seaoxeye, bushy seaside tansy - coastal regions from Yucatán Peninsula to Maryland; also Coahuila, San Luis Potosí
• Borrichia peruviana (Lam.) DC. - Peru