Zexmenia
Encyclopedia
Zexmenia is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the daisy
family, Asteraceae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "Daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy or occasionally English daisy. It is...
family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
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Formerly placed here
- Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother (as Z. brevifolia A.Gray)
- Verbesina persicifolia DC. (as Z. lindenii Sch.Bip.)
- Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispidaWedelia acapulcensisWedelia acapulcensis, commonly known as Acapulco Wedelia, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to Texas in the United States, Mexico, and Central America.-Varieties:...
Kunth (as Z. hispida (Kunth) A.Gray ex Small)