Papalo Quelite

Porophyllum ruderale

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Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	10-11 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	5 feet
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Annual
Layer	Herbs
Propagation method	Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant
Germination time	7-21 days
Germination temperature	21°C (70°F)
Propagation - Transplanting	seed indoors and plant outside when 6 inch tall
Propagation - Direct sowing	May and later
Uses
Utility	antifungal
Edible parts	Leaves
Medicinal	antiinflammatory; roots as pain relief from rheumatism and erysipelas
Names
Alternate name	Yerba Porosa, Quilquina, Bolivian Coriander, Papalo, Killi, Summer Cilantro
Taxonomy
Family	Asteraceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into	China Southeast, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Queensland, Réunion
Links
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Useful Tropical Plants	http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Porophyllum+ruderale