Helichrysum subglomeratum

Helichrysum subglomeratum is a plant from southern and tropical Africa.

Helichrysum subglomeratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Helichrysum
Species:	H. subglomeratum
Binomial name
Helichrysum subglomeratum Less.

Description

This perennial herb grows 8–60 cm (3.1–23.6 in) tall.^[1] The rootstock is woody.^[2] The leaves form a rosette at the base and sometimes also higher up the stem. The leaves growing at the base are the largest.^[1] They are oblanceolate in shape and are silvery and silky.^[2] Dense, many flowered flower heads are present between March and June. The flowers grow in cylindrical cymes located at the ends of branches.^[2] The outer parts of the flowers are brown or straw coloured and the insides are tipped with bright yellow.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

This plant is found growing between South Africa and the Okavango.^[2] It is found in the following countries: Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[3] It grows scattered across rocky grasslands, although it will sometimes form mats on rocky sheets.^[1]

Uses

In traditional medicine, the plant has been smoked to treat headaches.^[4]