What is "arida"

Arida may refer to:

• Arida (plant), a genus of plants in the Asteraceae family
• Arida, Wakayama, a city in Japan
• Arida District, Wakayama, a district in Japan

Arida is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae.

The genus is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

1. Arida arizonica (R.C.Jacks. & R.R.Johnson) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - California Arizona Nevada, Sonora
2. Arida blepharophylla (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Texas New Mexico Chihuahua
3. Arida mattturneri B.L.Turner & G.L.Nesom - Texas
4. Arida parviflora (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Arizona New Mexico Texas Colorado Utah Chihuahua, Coahuila
5. Arida riparia (Kunth) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Arizona New Mexico Sonora Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Guanajuato
6. Arida turneri (M.L.Arnold & R.C.Jacks.) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Chihuahua, Coahuila

now considered as being in Machaeranthera

1. Arida carnosa (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm., Synonym of Machaeranthera carnosa (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
2. Arida coulteri (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm., Synonym of Machaeranthera coulteri (A.Gray) B.L.Turner & D.B.Horne
3. Arida crispa (Brandegee) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm., Synonym of Machaeranthera crispa (Brandegee) B.L.Turner & D.B.Horne