They used to make kusa mochi with Jersey cudweed before the Heian era. Helichrysum luteoalbum is commonly known as Jersey cudweed or cat's paw. "Gnaphalium norvegicum" is similar to "Gnaphalium sylvaticum", heath cudweed. Successful larvae have been observed on capeweed ("Cryptostemma") and cudweed ("Gnaphalium"). Gamochaeta antarctica, the Antarctic cudweed, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. A similar confection called "caozaiguo" or "shuchuguo", made with Jersey cudweed, is consumed in Taiwan. The Cudweed ("Cucullia gnaphalii") is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Heath cudweed is also present in the reserve, classed as an endangered species.