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Faxonia

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Faxonia
The illustration of Faxonia pusilla from the type description.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Subtribe: Galinsoginae
Genus: Faxonia
Brandegee
Species:
F. pusilla
Binomial name
Faxonia pusilla
Brandegee

Faxonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] It contains the single species Faxonia pusilla, endemic to the Mexican State of Baja California Sur.[2][3] This genus is only known from the singular type specimen collected by Townshend Stith Brandegee in the Sierra de la Laguna in 1893, and is possibly extinct.[1][4]

The genus is named for botanical illustrator Charles Edward Faxon of Arnold Arboretum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brandegee, Townshend Stith. “Additions to the Flora of the Cape Region of Baja California II.Zoë 4, no. 4 (March 12, 1894): 403-404
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
  4. ^ Rebman, Jon P.; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico" (PDF). Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 45. San Diego Natural History Museum: 6, 58 – via San Diego Plant Atlas.