Asteraceae FAMILY
Helichrysum gymnocephalum
Helichrysum gymnocephalum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Helichrysum gymnocephalum is a shrub growing from 1 - 4 metres tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatRocky soils on mountains, usually with ericaceous plants; roadsides, denuded soils etc, at elevations from 800 - 2,000 metres[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].