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key 1; family Asteraceae
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.
Additional image:
Standley (1930) mentions that an infusion made from the leaves
has been used to treat gonorrhea.
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.
