Claim: Podachaenium is a plant genus in a very large and widespread family of flowering plants.
Evidence: Podachaenium is a genus of Mesoamerican plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. Family: Asteraceae Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family), is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).