Helichrysum patulum

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Description

A sprawling woody branched shrub with pale yellow, pink or white flowers occurring on dune bush and lower mountain slopes of

Leaves, flowers, stems, and sometimes roots used traditionally to induce relaxation and lucid dreaming, and during prayer to bring the ancestors closer. (Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation. 2015. The Wild Harvesting of Plant Medicines in Cape Town). Also used to treat used to treat asthma, bladder infections, gynaecological disorders, backache, angina pectoris and other cardiac problems, fatigue, stress, hypertension and influenza (http://pza.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/info_library/helichryspat.pdf).

Sources and references

• PlantZA
• Redlist

Scientific name

Helichrysum patulum

Common name(s)

Honeyeverlasting

Features

• It provides medicinal value
• Pioneer species
• This will attract honey bees

Vegetation types

• Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Genus

Helichrysum