Gnaphalium japonicum
is a perennial herb found in roadsides or wastelands in
fields and mountains, growing to 15-30cm in height and propagates
itself by extending runners. Radical leaves are alive in their
flowering time, 2.5-10cm in length, in a linear-lanceolate shape;
lanate (or fine fluff) exists slightly on surfaces and thickly on
backsides - thus, looking whitish. On-stem leaves are a few linear.
Flower heads gather together in a ball way on stem tips, and
lanceolate bracts attach in a radical pattern beneath them. Bloom
time: May-October |