Eriachaenium
Genus of flowering plants
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Eriachaenium is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
| Eriachaenium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Mutisioideae |
| Tribe: | Mutisieae |
| Genus: | Eriachaenium Sch.Bip. |
| Species: | E. magellanicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriachaenium magellanicum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Eriochaenium Müll.Berol. | |
There is only one known species, Eriachaenium magellanicum, native to southern South America: Argentina (Tierra del Fuego, Chubut, Santa Cruz) and Chile (Magallanes).[1][4]