Porophyllum

Taxobox
name = "Porophyllum"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Porophyllum gracile" in southern Nevada
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Tageteae
genus = "Porophyllum"
genus_authority = Adans.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = ~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

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=POROP USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1706 Jepson Manual Treatment]