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Botanical Name: Graphalium uliginosum
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gnaphalium
Species: G. uliginosum
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Synonyms: Cotton Weed. March Everlasting.
Common Name:Marsh Cudweed
Habitat:Graphalium uliginosum is found in the British Isles and Europe. It grows in marshy places in most parts of Europe.
Description:
Graphalium uliginosum is a very wooly annual plant, growing 4–20 cm tall.
The leaves are wooly on both sides. They are 1 to 5 cm long, narrow oblong shaped.
The flower heads are 3 to 4 mm long. They are arranged in clusters of 3 to 10, surrounded by long leaves. The flower head bracts are wooly, and pale below, with dark chaffy hairless tips. The florets are brownish yellow. The stigmas are pale.
It flowers from July until September.
Fruits: Achenes small, nerveless.
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Stalk branched, diffused; flowers crowded, termina tiny; leaves elliptical, tapering into a long foot-stalk, slightly downy and greenish above, whitish and more downy underneath. The ends of the branches crowded with nurnerous heads of nearly sessile flowers which appear in August.
Medicinal Uses:
Part Used: Herb.
Quinsy, gargle astringent, infusion 1 OZ. to 1 pint boiling water taken internally in wineglassful; also used as a gargle.
Disclaimer:
The information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider
Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaphalium_uliginosum
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/cudwe126.html
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