Artemisia maritima
| Artemisia maritima | |
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| 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 | |
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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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