Porophyllum
Genus of plants known as poreleaf
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Porophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae known commonly as the poreleaf genus.[3][4]
| Porophyllum | |
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| Porophyllum gracile in southern Nevada | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Tageteae |
| Subtribe: | Pectidinae |
| Genus: | Porophyllum Guett. 1754 not Adans. 1763[1][2] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Poreleaf plants are subshrubs native to the Americas. Their leaves often have large glands that produce aromatic oils and give the plants a strong scent. Many species are used in cooking.[5][6]
- Porophyllum amplexicaule - Coahuila, Nuevo León
- Porophyllum angustissimum - Brazil, Argentina
- Porophyllum bahiense - Bahia
- Porophyllum cabrerae - Salta in Argentina
- Porophyllum cacalioides - Philippines
- Porophyllum calcicola - Guerrero, Morelos
- Porophyllum coloratum - Mexico
- Porophyllum crassifolium - Baja California Sur
- Porophyllum filiforme - Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí
- Porophyllum gracile - odora, slender poreleaf - United States (CA NV UT AZ NM TX), Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua
- Porophyllum greggii - United States (TX), Coahuila, Chihuahua
- Porophyllum hasslerianum - Paraguay
- Porophyllum lanceolatum - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Porophyllum leiocarpum - yerba de peo - Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil
- Porophyllum linaria - pipicha - Mexico
- Porophyllum lindenii - Mexico
- Porophyllum linifolium - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Porophyllum maritimum - Baja California Sur
- Porophyllum obscurum - Argentina
- Porophyllum oppositifolium - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
- Porophyllum pausodynum - Sonora
- Porophyllum pringlei - Jalisco, México State, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Chiapas, Sinaloa, Morelos, Michoacán
- Porophyllum punctatum - southern Mexico, Central America
- Porophyllum pygmaeum - dwarf poreleaf - United States (NV)
- Porophyllum ruderale - pápalo, Bolivian coriander, quirquiña, yerba porosa - United States (CA AZ NM TX), Mesoamerica, West Indies, South America as far south as Paraguay
- Porophyllum scoparium - Transpecos poreleaf, hierba del venado, jarilla - United States (TX NM), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Durango, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas
- Porophyllum tridentatum - Baja California Sur
- Porophyllum viridiflorum - México State, Morelos, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Guanajuato, Jalisco
- Porophyllum warnockii - México State
- Porophyllum zimapanum - Hidalgo
- formerly included[1]
see Gynura
- Porophyllum japonicum (Thunb.) DC. - Gynura japonica (Thunb.) Juel
Gallery
A typical Porophyllum leaf
