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Porophyllum punctatum (Miller) Blake

Herb, sometimes becoming woody towards the base; nodes somewhat swollen; leaves opposite, simple, elliptic, base obtuse, margin notched, apex rounded, with scattered linear dark markings; inflorescence a head (capitulum); involucre a single series of smooth bracts with scattered linear dark markings; florets all of the disk type.

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Standley (1930) mentions that an infusion made from the leaves has been used to treat gonorrhea.