Gnaphalium multiceps - Gnaphalium multiceps

Japanese: ハハコグサ(母子草) - ハハコグサ（英語表記）Gnaphalium multiceps

A biennial herb of the Asteraceae family, also called hawkweed, hawkweed, or gogyo. It is found in a wide range of habitats from the tropics to the temperate zones of Asia. It is commonly found along roadsides, in fields, and near houses throughout Japan. The stem branches at the base and grows upright, reaching a height of 20-40 cm. The leaves are linear oblanceolate, 2-6 cm long, and densely covered with white fluff on both sides. From spring to summer, pale yellow flower heads grow in clusters one after another at the top of the stem. The flower heads have hemispherical involucres with female flowers on the periphery and bisexual flowers in the center. Both produce fruit. The fruit is a small achene with a yellowish-white pappus. It is one of the seven herbs of spring. Young seedlings are edible, and a closely related species, G. luteo - album , is known in Europe.

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Japanese:

キク科の越年草で，ホウコグサ，オギョウ，ゴギョウともいう。アジアの熱帯から温帯まで広い分布をもつ。日本各地の路傍，田畑，人家の近くなどにごく普通にみられる。茎は基部で分枝して直立し，高さ 20～40cmとなる。葉は長さ2～6cmの線状倒披針形で両面とも白色の綿毛が密生する。春から夏にかけて，次々と茎の上部に淡黄色の頭状花を散房状につける。頭花には半球形の総包があり，周辺部には雌花が，中心部には両性花がある。ともに結実する。果実は黄白色の冠毛をもつ小型の痩果。春の七草の1つ。幼苗は食用とされ，ヨーロッパには近縁の対応種としてよく似た G. luteo-albumが知られる。

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