Flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Peru and Bolivia
Chuquiraga spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Chuquiraga
Species:
C. spinosa
Binomial name
Chuquiraga spinosa
Less.
Synonyms[1]
Chuquiraga rotundifoliaWedd.
Chuquiraga spinosa var. spinosa
Chuquiraga spinosa subsp. spinosa
Chuquiraga spinosa, common name huamanpinta in Spanish, is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae. Native to Perú and Bolivia, it is used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties.
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