## 5 Conclusions  
The evaluation of macro- and microelements in infloreserences of _Y. filifera_ (izote), _A. salmiana_ (maguey pulquero), _D. americana_ (cuachepil or guachepil), and _C. tepejilote_ (tepejilote or pacaya) was performed using samples with different geographical origins in Oaxaca, Mexico, and revealed that the locality or community where the plants and infloreserences grew and developed significantly influenced the concentration of minerals, except for the Na content in izote, maguey pulquero, cuachepil, and tepejilote; the Cu content in izote and tepejilote; and the Si content in maguey pulquero. Significant differences were also observed in mineral content for samples from the same community or intralocalities, mainly in izote, cuachepil, and tepejilote. These two patterns reveal that the mineral contents of these species vary between and within geographic locations according to their distribution since not all evaluated species are distributed in all the regions.  
The main order of macroelement concentrations from highest to lowest in the infloresences of the evaluated species was K > Ca \(\geq\) P > Mg > S > Na. Among the species, the patterns with low values corresponded to cuachepil, maguey pulquero, and izote, and the high values corresponded to tepejilote. For microelements, the general pattern of concentrations across the evaluated species was Si > Fe \(\geq\) Zn > Mn > Cu > Mo. In this case, the high values correspond to tepejilote, and the low values correspond to maguey, cuachepil, and izote. Silicon was a highly accumulated microelement in all the evaluated infloreserences and has potential as a food source to counteract metabolic disorders associated with low ingestion. Considering the macro- and microelement contents of the evaluated species, _C. tepejilote_ stood out for its relatively high content. Due to its contribution to diet and health and despite the effect of the plant growth environment on the development and chemical composition of infloresences, the evaluated species are a food option for sources of macro- and microelements in each dispersal region of the species evaluated in Oaxaca, Mexico, and other countries.  
Changes in dietary patterns due to the consumption of processed and refined foods have had unfavorable repercussions on human nutrition and health. The revalorization of natural products with nutritional potential, such as edible flowers traditionally consumed in rural communities by ethnic groups, remains a relevant topic of study. However, the differences in chemical composition between plant populations and species due to environ mental influences, growth conditions, genotypic interactions, and their implications for human health must be considered in depth in the future.  
Conceptualization and methodology, R.M.-G., [PERSON]-G., [PERSON]-S., M.L.P.-O., [PERSON], [PERSON] and [PERSON]; investigation and writing, [PERSON]-[PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON] and [PERSON]-D. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.  
This research was supported by the Instituto Politecnico Nacional-Mexico through project Nos. SIP-20240822 and SIP-20240902.  
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The authors acknowledge [PERSON] for his support in the collection of samples.  
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.