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Pectis papposa
Also called Cinchweed, Many Bristle Chinchweed, Chinchweed, Cinchweed Fetidmarigold, Common Chinchweed, Manybristle Cinchweed
Manybristle chinchweed is a small annual herb of the daisy family from the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It thrives in hot, dry conditions and blooms after summer monsoon rains.
Pectis papposa is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include cinchweed, common chinchweed, many-bristle chinchweed, and many-bristle fetid-marigold.
Pectis papposa is an annual herb that generally flowers following summer monsoon rains in the desert of southwestern United States as far east as Texas and northern Mexico. In favorable years, it becomes an aspect dominant, coloring wide areas of the desert.
It can be found in Mexican markets sold as limoncillo. It is used in moderation to flavor meat.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pectis papposa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
