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Gnaphalium uliginosum
| Common name: |
Marsh Cudweed |
Family: |
Compositae |
| Author: |
L. |
Botanical references: |
17 |
| Synonyms: |
Filaginella uliginosa ((L.)Opiz.) |
| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
Most of Europe, including Britain, to W. Asia. |
| Habitat: |
Damp places in sandy fields, heaths, waysides etc, on acid soils[17]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
0 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 2 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| G. uligomosum[E]
G. uligonosum[E]
Graphalium uliginosum[H]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Cotton Weed [H], Cudweed [H], Low Cudweed [L], March Everlasting [H], Marsh Cudweed [P,L,B], Moerasdroogbloem [D], |
| Epithets: | From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets |
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uliginosum = in marshes
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| Systematics: | From a USDA Plants Database |
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Order: Asterales. Renamed to Asteraceae -- Aster family
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Physical Characteristics
Annual growing to 0.2m by 0.2m . . It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.
We rate it 0/5 for edibility and
2/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and requires well-drained soil.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid soil.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
It requires moist soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Cultivated Beds.Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal Uses
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Antiinflammatory
Aphrodisiac Astringent Diaphoretic Diuretic.
Marsh cudweed is little used in modern herbalism, though it is
occasionally taken for its astringent, antiseptic and anticatarrhal
properties[254].
The whole plant is anti-inflammatory, astringent, diaphoretic and
diuretic[4, 21, 165, 238]. It may also have aphrodisiac and anti-depressant
effects[238]. It is used both internally and externally in the treatment of
laryngitis, upper respiratory catarrh and tonsillitis, whilst in Russia it is
used in the treatment of high blood pressure[238, 254]. The plant is
harvested when it is in flower and is dried for later use[238]. We have a more details factsheet on the history and medicinal use of this plant. Email webmaster@pfaf.org for details.
Other Uses
Dye.
Yellow and green dyes are obtained from the whole plant[168].
Cultivation details
Prefers a position in full sun or partial shade in a moist to wet light
acid soil[238].
Propagation
Seed - sow late spring in situ and only just cover the seed.
Suppliers
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Web References
- Details of Medicinal Uses, Habitats, etc. in M. Grieve A Modern Herbal (1931) [4]
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for Gnaphalium uligomosum (a possible synonym).
References for Gnaphalium uligonosum (a possible synonym).
References for Graphalium uliginosum (a possible synonym).
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[4] Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9
Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants.
[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
[21] Lust. J. The Herb Book. Bantam books 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2
Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book.
[165] Mills. S. Y. The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism.
An excellent small herbal.
[168] Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. 1974 ISBN 0-02-544950-8
A very good and readable book on dyeing.
[238] Bown. D. Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, London. 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31
A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
[254] Chevallier. A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Dorling Kindersley. London 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148
An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world.
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