Helichrysum subglomeratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helichrysum
Species:
H. subglomeratum
Binomial name
Helichrysum subglomeratum
Less.

Helichrysum subglomeratum is a plant from southern and tropical Africa.

Description

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

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

In traditional medicine, the plant has been smoked to treat headaches.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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
  2. 1 2 3 4 Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2012). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region : 1: the core Cape flora (PDF). Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute, SANBI. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. OCLC 852384288.
  3. ↑ "Helichrysum subglomeratum Less. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  4. ↑ Lourens, A.C.U.; Viljoen, A.M.; van Heerden, F.R. (2008). "South African Helichrysum species: A review of the traditional uses, biological activity and phytochemistry". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 119 (3): 630–652. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.011. PMID 18606217.
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