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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
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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[2] shrub growing to 0.6 m (2 ft) which flowers from August to September. It is the caterpillar foodplant of Eupithecia extensaria.[3] It is native to France, the United Kingdom,[4] Italy, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria and Russia.[5]
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