Winterfat

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Erect shrub up to 3 feet tall with tightly rolled, downy white leaves

Uses

• Decoction from leaves treated fevers, small pox, sore muscles, open sores, and boils
• Leaves were soaked to make hairwash
• Powdered root on burns and poison ivy rash

Releases

• 1985 'Hatch' cultivated variety, Colorado and New Mexico PMCs
• 2001 Northern Cold Desert Germplasm, Idaho PMC
• 2002 Open Range Germplasm, Montana PMC

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