Asteraceae FAMILY
Parthenium argentatum
Parthenium argentatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Parthenium argentatum is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Mexico to Texas.
HabitatLimestone ridges and highly calcareous soils[ 110 Title Rubber: Botany, Cultivation and Utilization. Publication Author Polhamus. L. G. Publisher Leonard Hill; London. Year 1962 ISBN Description A lot of information on rubber production. It also looks at the major rubber producing plants and some of the less well known ones, though not in great detail. It deals mainly with tropical plants with a small section on temperate plants. ] in arid and semi-arid habitats[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].