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Flos Helichrysi arenarii
Definition
Flos Helichrysi arenarii consists of the dried inflorescences of Helichrysum
arenarium (L.) Moench (Asteraceae) collected during the budding
phase (1, 2).
Synonyms
Antennaria arenarium L., Gnaphalium arenarium L. (3, 4).
Selected vernacular names
Bessmertnik pestshan’i, bonässla, common shrubby everlasting, elicriso,
eternal flower, everlasting, evighetsblomster, dwarf everlasting, fleur de
pied de chat, flores gnaphalii arenerii, gyllene kattfötter, Fuhrmannsröschen,
goldilocks, harilik käokuld, harnblumen, hietaolkikukka, immortelle,
kaķpēdiņa dzeltenā, Katzenpfötchenblüten, kumlok buznitshi, mottenkrautblume,
olmezcicek, rainblume, ruhr herb, ruhrkraut, sandgoldblume,
sandimmortelle, sand-strohblume, sandy everlasting, sandy immortelles,
siminoc, stoechados flos, strawflower, strobloem, Strohblume,
suhotsvet, tsmin, yellow chaste weed, yellow chasteweed, yellow immortelle,
zolotistka, zoloto solnetshnoje (4–13).
Geographical distribution
Indigenous to central, eastern, and southern Europe, the plant is both collected
in the wild and cultivated commercially. The plant also grows in
North America. In the Newly Independent States, it is found mainly in the
European regions, but it is also grown in central Asia and west Siberia. The
main suppliers are the former USSR, Poland and Turkey (5, 7, 14, 15).
Description
A perennial herb, 10–30(60) cm high. Rhizome: short, strong, obliquely
descendent, from 1–4 to 5–7(15) mm in diameter. Stems: fertile and sterile,
erect, unbranched, eglandulous, grey, adpressed-tomentose. Leaves:
alternate, grey-tomentose like the stems; basal leaves petiolate, linearoblanceolate
to spatulate, 7–60 mm long, 2–8 mm wide; stem leaves ses-
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