Helenium puberulum Rosilla (Compositae)

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Helenium puberulum
Rosilla
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The Helenium puberulum plant species is found in Southwestern N. America. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Rosilla.

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Latin Name:  Helenium puberulum
Common Name:  Rosilla
Family:  Compositae
Author:  DC.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Moist meadows, marshes, slough banks etc, below 600 metres in California[71].

Medicinal Information: Antiscorbutic, tonic. The dried powdered plant has been applied to wounds and has also been rubbed onto the forehead and nose in the treatment of colds[257]. It has been used as a snuff[257]. The plant has also been used in the treatment of venereal disease[257].

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