Mexerion

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.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toCosta Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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taxon name: Mexerion
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7525

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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.