naturalizedAsteraceae
Porophyllum ruderale
yerba porosa
Porophyllum ruderale is an herbaceous annual plant whose leaves can be used for seasoning food. The taste has been described as "somewhere between arugula, cilantro and rue." The plant is commonly grown in Mexico and South America for use in salsas. When fully grown, this plant grows to about 5 feet in height and 3 feet in diameter.
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Where documented · 13 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 35 · GBIF 20 records
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 8 ✓
ʻOʻoma 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Haleohiu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kūkiʻo, Maniniʻōwali · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaulana, Awalua, ʻŌhiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kealakehe · HawaiʻiiNat 2
Kaʻūpūlehu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Naholoku · MauiiNat 1
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1
Nakula · MauiiNat 1
Hamanamana · HawaiʻiiNat 1