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''Grosvenoria'' is a genus of South American shrubs and small trees in the family
Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
.King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1975. Phytologia 30: 221-222
/ref>Tropicos, Grosvenoria R.M. King & H. Rob.
/ref> They are native to the
Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
, from central
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
to northern
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...
at elevations of . ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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Asteraceae genera Flora of the Andes Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Eupatorieae-stub