Asteraceae FAMILY

Porophyllum viridiflorum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Porophyllum viridiflorum is an erect, profusely-branched perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it usually grows up to 300cm 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 , 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeN. America - central and southern Mexico

HabitatCommon on hillsides with pastures, thickets, pine-oak forests and deciduous tropical forest; at elevations from 280 - 2,500 metres[ 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 ].