Porophyllum gracile Benth.
Odora
Asteraceae
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Protologue: Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 29 (1844)
Pronunciation: Po-ro-phy´l-lum grá-ci-le
Etymology: Gr. poros, "a passage or pore," and phyllon, "leaf" + slender, graceful
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Stems and leaves are greyish. Leaves long linear to acicular. Plants have strong (I think pleasant)
odor. See Guillet 1998 on the chemistry.
Reddish involucral bracts contain large glands. Note black fruits
with white pappus.
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