Helichrysum subglomeratum
| Helichrysum subglomeratum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Helichrysum |
| Species: | H. subglomeratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Helichrysum subglomeratum Less.
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Helichrysum subglomeratum is a plant from southern and tropical Africa.
Description
[edit | edit source]This perennial herb grows 8–60 cm (3.1–23.6 in) tall.[1] The rootstock is woody.[2] The leaves form a rosette at the base and sometimes also higher up the stem. The leaves growing at the base are the largest.[1] They are oblanceolate in shape and are silvery and silky.[2] Dense, many flowered flower heads are present between March and June. The flowers grow in cylindrical cymes located at the ends of branches.[2] The outer parts of the flowers are brown or straw coloured and the insides are tipped with bright yellow.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]This plant is found growing between South Africa and the Okavango.[2] It is found in the following countries: Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3] It grows scattered across rocky grasslands, although it will sometimes form mats on rocky sheets.[1]
Uses
[edit | edit source]In traditional medicine, the plant has been smoked to treat headaches.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36 Archived 2023-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
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