Gnaphalium luteoalbum
| Gnaphalium luteoalbum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Gnaphalium luteoalbum (common name: jersey cudweed)
Propagation: Seed - sow late spring in situ and only just cover the seed.
Cultivation: Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil[1].
Range: Most of Europe, including Britain, and most other warm temperate regions in the world.
Habitat: Sandy fields and waste places in the Channel Islands[2]. It is also possibly native to a few mainland areas of Britain[2].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[3].
Medicinal: Stomachic[4].
The leaves are astringent, cholagogue, diuretic, febrifuge, haemostatic and vulnerary[5]. The plant is used in the treatment of breast cancer in Belgium[6].
Usage: The leaves are used as a tinder[6].
Pollinators: Flies, bees
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Lassak, Erich and Tara McCarthy. Australian Medicinal Plants.
- ↑ Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.