Helichrysum pandurifolium
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Description
A shrub. It is loosely branched and softly woody with long slender branches. The leaves are 8-16 mm long by 8-10 mm wide. They are broadly oval. There are 12-39 yellow flowers.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used for tea drinks.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used for tea drinks.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Gnaphalium auriculatum Thunb.Helichrysum auriculatum Less.
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 35
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
