Artemisia maritima

Artemisia maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. maritima
Binomial name
Artemisia maritima
L. 1753 not Ledeb. 1833 nor L. ex Hook.f. 1891 nor Kitag. 1939
Synonyms
  • Artemisia pseudogallica (Rouy) A.W.Hill
  • Artemisia salina Willd.
  • Seriphidium maritimum (L.) Poljakov

Artemisia maritima is a European species of wormwood known as sea wormwood and old woman. It is a deciduous wind pollinated shrub growing to 0.6 m (2 ft) which flowers from August to September. It is the caterpillar foodplant of Eupithecia extensaria. It is native to France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria and Russia.

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