Macrachaenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]

Macrachaenium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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
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).[3][4]

References

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  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 Archived 2014-12-17 at archive.today
  4. ^ The Plant List search for Macrachaenium
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