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Mexerion
Sign in to saveMexerion is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. , the number of species accepted varies from one to three.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
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- Asteraceae
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Mexerion is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. , the number of species accepted varies from one to three.
==Taxonomy== The genus was erected by Guy L. Nesom in 1990, with two species, M. mexicanum and the type species M. sarmentosum. In 2023, Nesom added a third species, M. stolonatum, transferred from Chionolaena. , Plants of the World Online accepted only M. mexicanum and M. stolonatum, while the World Flora Online accepted only M. mexicanum.
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