Trichocoronis

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]
Biolettia Greene

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]

Species^{[3][8][9][10]}

• 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.