Gnaphalium polycephalum L. Common Name : White balsamFamily : Asteraceae HABIT AN ANNUAL HERB, 30-60 CM HIGH. STEMS ERECT, BRANCHED ABOVE. LEAVES ALTERNATE, 7.5 CM LONG. 0.75 CM BROAD, TAPERING AT BASE, SESSILE, MARGINS LITTLE WAVY, SMOOTH ABOVE. FLOWERS TUBULAR, WHITE, IN OBOVATE HEADS IN A TERMINAL AND CLOSE PANICLED CORYMB.