NAME: WILD
QUININE Parthenium integrifolium
DESCRIPTION:
Leaf: Opposite, firm, rough, ovate-oblong, 30 cm long
and up to 10 cm wide.
Flower: Numerous white shiny flowers in dense terminal clusers.
Present all summer.
Stem: Attaining a height of 3 feet.
DISCUSSION:
A tea from the leaves has apparently been used in treating
fever. It is uncommon in prairie remants.
Is also called American Feverfew.
DISTRIBUTION:
Found in dry prairies from New York to Minnesota, south
to Texas and Georgia.
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REFERENCES:
Mohlenbroch, Robert H., and John W. Voigt. Prairie Pants of
Illinois.
Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 1985.
Young, Dick. Kane County Wild Plants and Natural Areas. 2nd
ed. Geneva, Il:
Kane County Illinois Forest Preserve District, 1994.
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