Helichrysum pilosellum
(L. f.) Less.
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Description
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are usually in a ring near the base. The stem does not have leaves. The leaves are rough above and have a green felt underneath.
Edible Uses
The leaves and stem are used to make tea.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in grassland near wet areas. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Helichrysum arctotidifolium S. Moore
References (5)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 123
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 91
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 11th April 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 35
- Vinnicombe, 1976,
