Asteraceae FAMILY

Porophyllum punctatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Porophyllum punctatum is a slender, much-branched, erect shrub usually growing 100 - 200cm tall, occasionally to 400cm[ 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 ]. Collectors often call this plant a shrub, but it seems more likely to be a suffrutescent annual or a perennial[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Costa Rica, north to the coastal states of eastern and western Mexico.

HabitatMoist or dry, open or brushy, often rocky slopes or plains, sometimes in pine or oak forest, at elevations from 100 - 2,000 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].