Asteraceae FAMILY

Porophyllum gracile

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Porophyllum gracile is an erect to sub-erect, little to much-branched, perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it can growi 20 - 70cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 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 fom the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, northern Mexico, including Baja California.

HabitatSandy, gravelly, and rocky sites (usually granitic) with desert scrub; at elevations from 200 - 2,100 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].