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Macrachaenium

Macrachaenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Species

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Macrachaenium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Nassauvieae
Genus: Macrachaenium
Hook.f.
Species:
M. gracile
Binomial name
Macrachaenium gracile

Macrachaenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.12

Species

There is only one known species, Macrachaenium gracile, native to Chile (Biobío, La Araucania, Aisén, Los Lagos, Magallanes) and Argentina (Chubut, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego).34

References

References

  1. Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1846. Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, Volume 1. Flora Antarctica 2: 321
  2. Tropicos, Macrachaenium Hook. f.
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Deprecated link archived 2014-12-17 at archive.today
  4. The Plant List search for Macrachaenium
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