Artemisia arborescens L.

Armoise arborescente (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Artemisia

Characteristics

Strongly aromatic, spreading shrub, not dying back in winter. Stems erect, densely sericeous, becoming glabrous below, ribbed, up to 3 m tall, much-branched toward base. Lvs clustered toward tips of stems, densely sericeous on upper and lower surface, petiolate, 1-pinnate with leaflets 1-2-pinnatisect, up to c. 15 × 10 cm in lower lvs; ultimate segments narrow-oblong to linear, obtuse to subacute, 5-70 × 1.5-5 mm, with only central vein evident. Infl. paniculate; infl. lvs similar to cauline lvs but becoming apetiolate and 1-pinnatisect, finally reduced to < 1 cm long and not lobed. Involucral bracts sericeous, with narrow membranous margins and apex. Capitula (3)-4-7 mm diam.; receptacle pilose; florets many, cream to bright yellow, glabrous. Achenes not seen.
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Perennial, rhizomatous herbs to c. 2 (–3) m high, densely appressed-woolly on stems and branches. Leaves 1-or 2-pinnatisect, to c. 10 cm long, petiole-like basally, entire, ±concolorous; rachides and ultimate segments usually 1–2 mm wide; primary segments commonly 2 or 3 per side; both surfaces completely obscured by appressed hairs. Capitula in leafy panicles, 3–7 mm diam., subsessile or with peduncle to c. 2 cm long; involucre 3–5 mm long, densely woolly; most bracts of similar length; receptacle densely hairy. Marginal florets c. 10; corolla c. 1.2 mm long. Disc florets numerous; corolla c. 1.5 mm long; tube as broad as and as long as limb, becoming firm, creamy-white; limb yellow. Achene of disc florets obovoid, c. 0.7 mm long.
A herb or small shrub. It grows 60 cm high. The leaves are finely divided and silvery. The flowers are in heads and are bright yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grows in disturbed sites and often persists as a hedge near abandoned farmhouses.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Maquis and forest.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The leaves are used for flavouring.
Uses essential oil material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Apertif (unspecified), Cancer (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°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Artemisia arborescens habit picture by Jonathan Golan (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia arborescens habit picture by jacques maréchal (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia arborescens habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Artemisia arborescens leaf picture by houseofleaves (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia arborescens leaf picture by NICOLAS VERON (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia arborescens leaf picture by flore loyer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Artemisia arborescens flower picture by rosa (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia arborescens flower picture by Camor Cuthri (cc-by-sa)
Artemisia arborescens flower picture by Nicole oriege (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Artemisia arborescens fruit picture by Francesco III B (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Artemisia arborescens world distribution map, present in Australia, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Portugal, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179213-1
WFO ID wfo-0000046201
COL ID 67SJY
BDTFX ID 6768
INPN ID 83941
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Artemisia elegans Absinthium arborescens Absinthium arborescens Artemisia argentea Artemisia arborescens f. arborescens Artemisia arborescens var. arborescens Artemisia arborescens