Porophyllum ruderale – Yerba Porosa

Porophyllum ruderale - Yerba Porosa, Summer Cilantro, Bolivian Coriander, Papalo, Papaloquelite, Quillquina (flower)

Porophyllum ruderale - Yerba Porosa, Summer Cilantro, Bolivian Coriander, Papalo, Papaloquelite, Quillquina (flower)

Porophyllum ruderale - Yerba Porosa, Summer Cilantro, Bolivian Coriander, Papalo, Papaloquelite, Quillquina

Plant Name

Scientific Name: Porophyllum ruderale

Synonym: Porophyllum ellipticum

Common Names: Yerba Porosa, Summer Cilantro, Bolivian Coriander, Papalo, Papaloquelite, Quillquina

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual

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.

Special Characteristics

Edible – The leaves are edible and have a citrusy cilantro-like scent and flavor.

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus: Porophyllum Adans. – poreleaf
Species: Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass. – yerba porosa

More About This Plant

Arizona County Distribution Map