''Electranthera cuneifolia'' is a shrubby flowering plant native to the states of

Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

Nayarit Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...

, and

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

in west-central Mexico. It grows in oak forests in the southern

Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American C ...

from 1500 to 1800 meters elevation. The species was first described as ''Coreopsis cuneifolia'' by

Jesse More Greenman Jesse More Greenman (December 27, 1867 – January 20, 1951) was an American botanist. He specialized in tropical flora, with emphasis on plants from Mexico and Central America. He was an authority on the genus ''Senecio'' and noted for his work ...

in 1904. In 2013 Daniel J. Crawford and Mesfin Tadesse found three ''Coreopsis'' species distinct from the rest of the genus, and placed them in the revived genus ''Electra'' named by

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss people, Swiss botany, botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple ...

in 1836. That genus name is illegitimate, and the genus ''Electranthera'' was named in 2015.

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Coreopsideae Endemic flora of Mexico Flora of Northeastern Mexico Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of the Sierra Madre Occidental Plants described in 1904 {{Coreopsideae-stub