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Edible: Leaves

A perennial daisy family herb. It grows 80-100 cm high and spreads 40-60 cm wide. The leaves are grey-green above and have white hairs underneath. The leaves are 7-13 cm long by 2 cm wide. The edges are wavy. The flower heads are 11 mm across. The flowers are clustered. These are 15 cm across. The fruit is a dry warty achene.

A temperate plant. It grows in open woods. It grows in shady slopes in Pakistan between 700-1,300 m above sea level. It can tolerate drought and frost. In China it grows in pine forests and in dry soils and sub-alpine meadows between 300-3,400 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 3-9. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Common Names: Western pearly everlasting, Bukiphool, Mačje tačke, Qing ming cai

Synonym: 

Anaphalis cinnamomea (DC.) C. B. Clarke;
Anaphalis timmua D. Don;
Antennaria cinnamomea DC.;
Gnaphalium margaritaceum L.


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