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Porophyllum ruderale
Also called Bolivian Coriander, Quillquiña, Summer Cilantro
Porophyllum ruderale is an annual herb in the daisy family, grown mainly for its strongly flavoured leaves in salsas from central Mexico to the Andes. It is easy from seed in well-drained soil that is allowed to dry between waterings.
Porophyllum ruderale, commonly known as pápalo or quillquiña, 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 from central Mexico to the Andes for use in salsas.
The plant is easy to grow from seed in a well-drained soil, which should be allowed to dry between waterings. The Mexican varieties have round light green leaves, whereas the Andean varieties are smaller with narrower purplish leaves. Tepegua varieties (var. P. r. macrocephalum, formerly considered a distinct species) have darker green leaves with purple margins. When fully grown, Mexican varieties measure about 150 cm (5 ft) in height and 90 cm (3 ft) in diameter.
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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.
