Artemisia maritima

Artemisia maritima
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • 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[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]

  1. ^ The Plant List Artemisia maritima L.
  2. ^ "Artemisia maritima Sea Wormwood PFAF Plant Database".
  3. ^ Lowen, James (2021). Much Ado About Mothing. London: Bloomsbury. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-4729-6697-1.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NBN Atlas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Tela Botanica, Armoise maritime, Artemisia maritima L. in French