- Artemisia verlotiorum
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Chinese Mugwort 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Artemisia Species: A. verlotiorum Binomial name Artemisia verlotiorum
LamotteArtemisia verlotiorum (Chinese Mugwort) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which is native to East Asia - Kamchatka, North Japan and China. It is an invasive weed, widespread in Europe, North Africa, Central and East Asia.
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Etymology
It is named for J.B. Verlot, who first distinguished the plant from Artemisia vulgaris in 1877, and is sometimes referred to as Verlot's Mugwort.[1]
Description
It has oblong reddish to brown capitula, its stems are green and the leaves broader, lighter colored and denser on the stem. The plant is more strongly and pleasantly aromatic than Artemisia vulgaris.[2] It flowers very late in the summer, but reproduces mainly by stolons, thus forming thick groups. Chinese Mugwort shares the same habitat as Common Mugwort, and both are very common.
Artemisia verlotiorum is often confused with Common Mugwort, which is closely related.[3]
Differences between Artemisia verlotiorum Artemisia vulgaris Growth form rhizoms present, plant strongly stoloniferous rhizoms absent or present, plant not stoloniferous Leaves lighter green dark green Lobes of adult leaves lanceolate and entire ovate-lanceolate and toothed Synflorescence green, nodding brownish, erect Connective above anther acuminate acute Scent aromatic not aromatic Flowering period September–November July–September Chromosome number 2n = 48 2n = 16 Nomenclature and taxonomy
References
- ^ Haider, F.; A.A. Naqvi, G.D. Bagchi (Sept./Oct. 2006). "Chemical Constituents of Artemisia verlotiorum Essential Oil on Cultivation at the Subtropical Conditions of North India". Journal of Essential Oil Research. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4091/is_200609/ai_n17197149. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ "Artemisia". IENICA Database. IENICA. http://www.ienica.net/crops/artemisia.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ Eleonora Gabrielian & Joan Vallès Xirau: New Data about the Genus Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) in Armenia. Willdenowia Bd. 26, H. 1/2 (Nov. 29, 1996), pp. 245-250.
See also
External links
Artemisia verlotiorum at the Encyclopedia of Life
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