PlantPeers
Back to Catalog
No image available
Asteraceae FAMILY

Porophyllum scoparium

Porophyllum scoparium

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

Porophyllum scoparium is native to the semi-arid, warm temperate to subtropical regions of southwestern USA and northern Mexico. Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Porophyllum+scoparium>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]Flora of N. America — http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ ↩︎An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
  2. [2]Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae). — Johnson R.R. · 1969 ↩︎An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
  3. [3]Trees and Shrubs of Mexico — Standley P.C. · Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1926 ↩︎Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.