Scientific Name: Porophyllum ruderale
Synonym: Porophyllum ellipticum
Common Names: Yerba Porosa, Summer Cilantro, Bolivian Coriander, Papalo, Papaloquelite, Quillquina
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Upland. This plant grows in sunny locations the mountains.
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering Season: Late summer, Fall
Height: Up to 20 inches (50 cm) tall or more
Description: The slender, erect flower heads have brown disks and no rays. The leaves are light green, hairless, opposite, petiolate, and oval, elliptic, or egg-shaped with a rounded tip, and they have conspicuous oil glands and broadly and shallowly scalloped margins with crimped indentations. The stems are green, hairless, erect, and branched.
Edible – The leaves are edible and have a citrusy cilantro-like scent and flavor.
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Family: Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus: Porophyllum Adans. – poreleaf
Species: Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass. – yerba porosa
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