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COMMON NAME

wild quinine

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Parthenium integrifolium

Plant family

Aster (Asteraceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Unique looking plant with flat-topped clusters of small white pearl-like flowers, associated with rich soils and moist, open prairie. Sunflower family.
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Unique looking plant with flat-topped clusters of small white pearl-like flowers, associated with rich soils and moist, open prairie.
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Wild quinine usually blooms in late summer and early autumn. According to the USDA, several southeastern Native American tribes have used this plant for medicinal purposes, including mashing the leaves to create a poultice for burns. The leaves are oval to lance-shaped with a prominent white vein down the center. The leaves can be up to 15 inches in length.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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