About Guinea Hen Weed
Petiveria is a genus of flowering plants in the pigeonberry family, Petiveriaceae. The sole species it contains, Petiveria alliacea, is native to Florida and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and tropical South America. Introduced populations occur in Benin and Nigeria. It is a deeply rooted herbaceous perennial shrub growing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in height and has small greenish piccate flowers. The roots and leaves have a strong acrid, garlic-like odor which taints the milk and meat of animals that graze on it.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Petiveria alliacea
- Genus
- Petiveria
- Family
- PHYTOLACCACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Waste places
- Native to
- Central America
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed Family
Guinea Hen Weed belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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