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Gnaphalium Arenarium | | Name : | Gnaphalium Arenarium | | Family : | Compositae | | Habitat : | Scania, Denmark, Germany, Japan. | | Description : | Leaves lanceolate, lower ones obtuse, flowers compound corymb, stalks simple. An annual hoary plant, stem upright, white, downy, about 1 foot high, with shiny yellow heads of flowers - the calicine scales ovate, blunt, lemon-coloured; also the corollets. Found in dry sandy pastures and hills. Blooming in Germany, Denmark and Scania July to December, in Japan December to April. | | Uses : | Formerly much recommended for dysentery. Said to preserve woollen cloths from moth. In Japan it is used for moxas and as tobacco. |
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