Porophyllum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porophyllum | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Species | ||||||||||||||
~30 - See text. |
Porophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family known commonly as the poreleaf genus. Poreleaf plants are strongly-scented herbs and subshrubs native to the Americas. They have oily foliage and usually yellow daisylike flower heads.
Selected species:
- Porophyllum gracile - odora, slender poreleaf
- Porophyllum greggii - Gregg's poreleaf
- Porophyllum leiocarpum - yerba de peo
- Porophyllum pygmaeum - dwarf poreleaf
- Porophyllum ruderale - Bolivian coriander, quirquiña, yerba porosa
- Porophyllum scoparium - Transpecos poreleaf, hierba del venado, jarilla
- Porophyllum tagetoides - pipicha
[edit] External links
This Asteraceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |