Faxonia

Faxonia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4]

Faxonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Millerieae[1]
Genus:	Faxonia Brandegee
Binomial name
Faxonia pusilla Brandegee

There is only one known species, Faxonia pusilla, endemic to the Mexican State of Baja California Sur.[1][5]

The genus is named for botanical illustrator Charles Edward Faxon of Arnold Arboretum.[2]

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1894. Zoë 4: 403-404 in English
3. Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1894. Zoë 4: plate XXXI line drawing of Faxonia pusilla
4. Tropicos, Faxonia Brandegee
5. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.