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Parastrephia
Parastrephia is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Some Parastrephia species are allegedly used in traditional medicine. For example, Parastrephia lucida is used in the highlands of the Andes to relieve toothache, for bone fractures and bruises, and as a vulnerary.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Parastrephia quadrangularis
speciesParastrephia quadrangularis
Parastrephia lucida
speciesParastrephia lucida
Parastrephia lepidophylla
speciesParastrephia lepidophylla
Parastrephia teretiuscula
speciesParastrephia teretiuscula
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Parastrephia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 548570.