Faxonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Brandegee, Townshend Stith. “Additions to the Flora of the Cape Region of Baja California II.” Zoë 4, no. 4 (March 12, 1894): 403-404 It contains the single species Faxonia pusilla, endemic to the Mexican State of Baja California Sur.CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City. This genus is only known from the singular type specimen collected by Townshend Stith Brandegee in the Sierra de la Laguna in 1893, and is possibly extinct.
The genus is named for botanical illustrator Charles Edward Faxon of Arnold Arboretum.
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