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Cyclolepis
Cyclolepis
is a
monotypic genus
of
flowering plants
in the
aster family
,
Asteraceae
. The
sole
species
,
Cyclolepis genistoides
, is
native
to
South America
, where it occurs in
Argentina
,
Chile
,
Paraguay
, and
possibly
Bolivia
. Its
common names
include
matorro
negro
.
This is a
dominant
halophytic
shrub
in some
saline
habitat
types, such as
coastal
habitat near
Bahía Blanca
and the
inland
salt marshes
of
central
Argentina.