Cushion forming subshrub ; up to 40 cm high , with taproot up to 1 cm thick . Stems densely divaricately branched , branches white-tomentose . Leaves 5–30 × 1–10 mm , sessile , spathulate to lanceolate , base clasping the stem , acute , white-tomentose , aromatic . Inflorescences sessile , by several crowded at the end of the leafy branches . Flowers bright yellow ; the marginal flowers filiform , pistillate ; the inner flowers tubular , perfect . Fruit achenes , ± 1 mm long , narrowly obovoid , brown , glabrous . Seeds pappus , of white bristles in one row , 2–2 . 5 mm long , caducous as a whole . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Achyrocline pumila Klatt
Helichrysum pumilum Moeser
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In the central desert, the plant kept under the head of newly born babies, producing nice fragrance. Also, rubbed by hand to get rid of bad smell (Ref. Oman Botaic Garden). In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "The flowers of this smaller plant are delicious smelling, and were plucked and held to the nose to ward off evil smells and malignant influences which were considered to be an important factor in causing illness and disease. The flowering parts or scented leaves of this plant are gathered and rubbed between the palms and over the body as a perfume and deodorant. Sweet fragrances helped to build up resistance to disease and infection, and acted as protection against illness caused by the evil eye, dangerous influences or wizardry". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://casabio.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
