Many-stemmed cudweed
Gnaphalium polycaulon

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It can be erect or lie over. It grows each year. It is 15-30 cm tall. It is branched from the base. It is covered with a white woolly covering. The leaves are narrowly oval.

Where it is found

It grows in tropical and subtropical places. It grows in moist sunny places. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Australia, Botswana, China, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indochina, Japan, Laos, Northeastern India, Pakistan, SE Asia, South Africa, South America, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Thailand, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves, flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Chandoa, Gorlalumu, Paaput, Phak kaeb

Synonyms

Gnaphalium micranthum auctt. (sensu Scudder); Gnaphalium indicum auctt. non L.; Gnaphalium multicaule Willd.; Gnaphalium niliacum Spreng.; Gnaphalium strictum Roxb.;