Artemisia alba Turra

Armoise camphrée (fr), Armoise blanche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Artemisia

Characteristics

An erect herb. It grows 1 m tall. It has a rhizome. The leaves are green to white and hairy. They have a camphor like smell. The leaves have 2 lobes at the base. The flowers are in a small compact head.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.2
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate or Mediterranean plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

It is used as a spice and flavouring.
Uses dye essential oil medicinal seasoning spice
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use Antiseptic (unspecified), Cordial (unspecified), Detergent (unspecified), Hair-Oil (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Whitlow (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Wen (unspecified), Insect repellents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 11 - 22
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Artemisia alba habit picture by Venturi Michele (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia alba habit picture by Andrea (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia alba habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Artemisia alba leaf picture by serge elissalde (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia alba leaf picture by Marylin G (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia alba leaf picture by Marín Mercedes (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Artemisia alba flower picture by Magalie Basset (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia alba flower picture by Lugifa Lugifa (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia alba flower picture by Vincenzo Gasparrelli (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Artemisia alba fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia alba fruit picture by Planticas Pedro (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Artemisia alba world distribution map, present in Brazil and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60464254-2
WFO ID wfo-0000002713
COL ID 67SJZ
BDTFX ID 6755
INPN ID 83934
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Artemisia humilis Artemisia saxatilis Artemisia abrotanum Artemisia incanescens var. incanescens Artemisia alba var. alba Absinthium viridiflorum var. viridiflorum Artemisia camphorata var. camphorata Artemisia alba subsp. canescens Artemisia camphorata var. canescens Artemisia alba var. mesatlantica Artemisia alba subsp. camphorata Artemisia alba subsp. saxatilis Artemisia alba subsp. suavis Artemisia alba subsp. lobelii Artemisia alba

Lower taxons

Artemisia alba subsp. alba Artemisia alba subsp. chitachensis Artemisia alba subsp. kabylica Artemisia alba subsp. glabrescens