Cyanthillium cinereum[(L.) H.Rob.
Cyanthillium cinereum (also known as little ironweed is a species of perennial plants in the sunflower family.It is an annuall herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. It produces flat-topped arrays of numerous flower heads, each with pinkish or purplish disc florets but no ray florets. Leaves : Simple, alternate, ovate-elliptic or lanceolate obtuse or acute, mucronate, irregularly dentate or crenate-serrate, hairy.
- Family: Asteraceae
- Habit: A small annual herb with hairy stem
- Habitat: Human Altered environments (roadsides, fields, yards)
- Status : Common
Vernacular names
Malayalam- poovamkurunnila
English- Little iron weed
Medicinal Uses
*Used for smoking cessation in Thailand and other countries, and as relief for the common cold.
*Used in Ayurvedic herbal medicine.
