''Parastrephia'' is a

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plants in the tribe

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within the family

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.Tropicos, ''Parastrephia'' Nutt.
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. For example, '' Parastrephia lucida'' is used in the highlands of the

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to relieve

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, for

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s and

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s, and as a vulnerary. Species accepted by the

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as of December 2022: * '' Parastrephia lepidophylla'' (Wedd.) Cabrera -

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* '' Parastrephia lucida'' (Meyen) Cabrera -

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, northern

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, northwestern

* '' Parastrephia phyliciformis'' (Meyen) Cabrera -

* '' Parastrephia quadrangularis'' (Meyen) Cabrera -

, northern

, northwestern

* '' Parastrephia teretiuscula'' (Kuntze) Cabrera -

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of northern

References

Asteraceae genera Astereae Flora of Southern America {{Astereae-stub