''Helichrysum pedunculatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

, native to South Africa and Lesotho. It is used in traditional medicine to prevent infection after

circumcision Circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common form of the operation, the foreskin is extended with forceps, then a circumcision device may be placed, after which the foreskin is excised. T ...

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pedunculatum Flora of the Cape Provinces Flora of the Free State Flora of Lesotho Plants described in 1973 {{Gnaphalieae-stub