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Parastrephia
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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. Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022: Parastrephia lepidophylla (Wedd.) Cabrera - Argentina, Bolivia Parastrephia lucida (Meyen) Cabrera - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northwestern Argentina Parastrephia phyliciformis (Meyen) Cabrera - Bolivia Parastrephia quadrangularis (Meyen) Cabrera - Bolivia, northern Chile, northwestern Argentina Parastrephia teretiuscula (Kuntze) Cabrera - Bolivia, Antofagasta Region of northern Chile...read more on Wikipedia.
5 Parastrephia species found:
Climate
What environment do Parastrephia prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
Natural Habitat
Where do Parastrephia grow?
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Traditional Uses
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