Moquiniastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.

[1] Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan Antilles.

[1] The genus name of Moquiniastrum is in honour of Alfred Moquin-Tandon (1804–1863), a French naturalist and doctor.

[2] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.147 on page 29 in 2013.