| Cotton Weed |
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| File size | 616715 |
| Original date | 3/9/23 12:06 PM |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 3.84mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1062s |
| Aperture | 2.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Xiaomi |
| Camera model | Redmi Note 7 |
| Sensor type | Undefined |
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Botanical name: Pseudognaphalium affine Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Gnaphalium affine, Helichrysum affine, Gnaphalium javanicum
Synonyms: Gnaphalium affine, Helichrysum affine, Gnaphalium javanicum
Cotton Weed is an annual plant of cultivated areas, with several erect and
often tufted woolly stems, 10-30 cm high. Leaves are oblong-spoon-shaped,
grey- or white-felted. Flowers heads are bright glistening yellow, globular,
3 mm across, dense, rounded, solitary or branched clusters. The outer
disk-florets are female, white the inner ones are bisexual. The bracts below
the flowers are oblong, shining yellow and papery. Cotton Weed is one of
"the seven spring herbs" of Japan. Cotton Weed is found at altitudes of
1200-3000 m. Flowering time February-October.
Medicinal uses:
Cotton weed is a medicinal and edible plant used to treat cough, asthma,
and COPD for a long time in Chinese folk medicine.
Medicinal uses:
Cotton weed is a medicinal and edible plant used to treat cough, asthma,
and COPD for a long time in Chinese folk medicine.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Machi village, Chandel distt., Manipur. |
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