Porophyllum pringlei
B.L.Rob.
Asteraceae
Porophyllum quinqueflorum Brandegee
Common Name:
General Information
Porophyllum pringlei is an erect, slender-stemmed annual plant, branching above; it can grow 15 - 60cm tall[
1169- Title
- Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
- Publication
- University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
- Author
- Johnson R.R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1969
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1169- Title
- Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
- Publication
- University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
- Author
- Johnson R.R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1969
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
,
1171- Title
- Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- 0188-5170
- Description
- Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
Range
N. America - central Mexico
Habitat
Submontane scrubland and deciduous tropical forests; at elevations from 800 - 1,500 metres[
1171- Title
- Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- 0188-5170
- Description
- Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.35 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The aromatic oils, which are contained largely in the pores or glands that are especially plentiful on the leaves, produce a strong odour when the foliage is bruised, broken, or heated. Cures, real or fancied, that are attributed to various species of Porophyllum are probably largely due to either the soothing properties of the oils or the imagination by the patient that anything that is so odoriferous must be beneficial[
1169- Title
- Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
- Publication
- University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
- Author
- Johnson R.R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1969
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used in traditional medicine[
1171- Title
- Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- 0188-5170
- Description
- Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
]. No more information is given
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
