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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Gnaphalium luteoalbum is a ANNUAL/BIENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies, bees.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:
Leaves - raw or cooked[177].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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Astringent Cancer Cholagogue Diuretic Febrifuge Haemostatic Stomachic Vulnerary
Stomachic[152]. The leaves are astringent, cholagogue, diuretic, febrifuge, haemostatic and vulnerary[240]. The plant is used in the treatment of breast cancer in Belgium[218].
References More on Medicinal Uses
Other Uses
Tinder
The leaves are used as a tinder[218].
Special Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil[200].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow late spring in situ and only just cover the seed.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Oman, Yemen, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China (Gansu Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng), Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: India, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory), New Zealand EUROPE: United Kingdom (England (south)), Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Cabo Verde, Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Azores, Madeira Islands), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Rwanda, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa, Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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