Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium affine, also regionally Helichrysum luteoalbum), called gogyō or hahakogusa in Japan, and shǔqúcǎo in China, is a widely distributed flowering plant. It is used in China to make chhau-a-koe (rice-flour pastry) for the Qingming Festival , and is one of the haru no nanakusa ("seven herbs of Spring") in Japan.

See also:
nanakusagayu
Categories: Vegetable
Characteristic of: Japanese cuisine
Contained by: Chhau-a-koe Haru no nanakusajp-ro
Also known as:
Chinese (Romanized): shǔqúcǎo
Japanese (Romanized): gogyōhahakogusahoukogousa
Wikidata ID: Q15598708
Wikipedia title: Pseudognaphalium affine
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helichrysum_luteoalbum
Wikipedia article: Pseudognaphalium affine
A Dictionary of Japanese Food; Hosking, Richard, 1995

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