Asteraceae FAMILY
Gnaphalium hypoleucum
Gnaphalium hypoleucum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gnaphalium hypoleucum is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas.
HabitatGrazing ground and open slopes, 1500 - 2400 metres from Pakistan to Bhutan in the Himalayas[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].